Triple
T6910263
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | L. Neil Smith |
E159911
|
entity |
| Predicate | influencedBy |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Robert A. Heinlein |
E114158
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Robert A. Heinlein | Statement: [L. Neil Smith, influencedBy, Robert A. Heinlein]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert A. Heinlein Context triple: [L. Neil Smith, influencedBy, Robert A. Heinlein]
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A.
Robert A. Heinlein
chosen
Robert A. Heinlein was a pioneering American science fiction author, often called the "dean of science fiction writers," known for influential works like "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers."
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B.
Virginia Heinlein
Virginia Heinlein was an American chemist, engineer, and the influential third wife and collaborator of science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein.
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C.
Murray Leinster
Murray Leinster was the pen name of American writer William Fitzgerald Jenkins, a pioneering and prolific author of early science fiction whose work helped define the genre’s Golden Age.
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D.
Frederik Pohl
Frederik Pohl was an influential American science fiction writer, editor, and fan whose career spanned over seven decades and helped shape modern speculative fiction.
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E.
Larry Niven
Larry Niven is an American science fiction author renowned for his hard-SF works and expansive Known Space universe, which includes the acclaimed novel *Ringworld*.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c68839ccb88190b4aa5cc1aca3448f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d9c00e948190b103a2b2a2738bb1 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c749076f6c819088b0b40dd3e208b0 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:25 p.m.