Triple

T7060138
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ken MacLeod E164194 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Dark Light
Dark Light is a science fiction novel by Scottish author Ken MacLeod, set in his Engines of Light universe and known for its blend of space opera, political intrigue, and speculative cosmology.
E638258 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Dark Light | Statement: [Ken MacLeod, notableWork, Dark Light]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dark Light
Context triple: [Ken MacLeod, notableWork, Dark Light]
  • A. Darkness and the Light
    Darkness and the Light is a philosophical science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon that contrasts two possible futures for humanity shaped by differing social and moral choices.
  • B. Darkness and Light
    "Darkness and Light" is a 2016 R&B and soul studio album by John Legend that explores themes of love, social justice, and personal reflection.
  • C. Darkness and Light
    Darkness and Light is a musical artist or group known for performing the song "Right By You (for Luna)."
  • D. Dark Passage
    Dark Passage is a 1947 film noir thriller starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, known for its innovative use of first-person camera perspective.
  • E. After Darkness, Light
    "After Darkness, Light" is the English motto translation of American International College, expressing a theme of emerging from hardship into knowledge and hope.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Dark Light
Triple: [Ken MacLeod, notableWork, Dark Light]
Generated description
Dark Light is a science fiction novel by Scottish author Ken MacLeod, set in his Engines of Light universe and known for its blend of space opera, political intrigue, and speculative cosmology.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dark Light
Target entity description: Dark Light is a science fiction novel by Scottish author Ken MacLeod, set in his Engines of Light universe and known for its blend of space opera, political intrigue, and speculative cosmology.
  • A. Darkness and the Light
    Darkness and the Light is a philosophical science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon that contrasts two possible futures for humanity shaped by differing social and moral choices.
  • B. Darkness and Light
    "Darkness and Light" is a 2016 R&B and soul studio album by John Legend that explores themes of love, social justice, and personal reflection.
  • C. Darkness and Light
    Darkness and Light is a musical artist or group known for performing the song "Right By You (for Luna)."
  • D. Dark Passage
    Dark Passage is a 1947 film noir thriller starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, known for its innovative use of first-person camera perspective.
  • E. After Darkness, Light
    "After Darkness, Light" is the English motto translation of American International College, expressing a theme of emerging from hardship into knowledge and hope.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69c688796c148190adb2f1596f595f22 completed March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6e458ad9c81908c3f492b317ce291 completed March 27, 2026, 8:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c788af20cc819084542035410aafbd completed March 28, 2026, 7:52 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c78968b8588190b26afb5fe1a976db completed March 28, 2026, 7:55 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c78a520b4081908b4822fb55c3dab9 completed March 28, 2026, 7:59 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:38 p.m.