Triple

T8491758
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hari Seldon E200987 entity
Predicate firstAppearance P795 FINISHED
Object Foundation (1951 novel)
Foundation (1951 novel) is Isaac Asimov’s seminal science fiction work that launches the Foundation series, depicting the use of psychohistory to preserve civilization amid a collapsing Galactic Empire.
E735899 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: Foundation (1951 novel) | Statement: [Hari Seldon, firstAppearance, Foundation (1951 novel)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foundation (1951 novel)
Context triple: [Hari Seldon, firstAppearance, Foundation (1951 novel)]
  • A. Foundation (1942 short story)
    "Foundation" is a 1942 science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that introduced the Foundation universe and the concept of a vast galactic empire in decline.
  • B. Prelude to Foundation
    Prelude to Foundation is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores the early life of Hari Seldon and the origins of his revolutionary science of psychohistory within the Foundation universe.
  • C. A Canticle for Leibowitz
    A Canticle for Leibowitz is a classic post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Walter M. Miller Jr. that explores the cyclical nature of history, faith, and knowledge through a monastic order preserving remnants of human civilization.
  • D. Lord of the Flies
    Lord of the Flies is William Golding’s classic 1954 novel about a group of boys stranded on an uninhabited island whose descent into savagery explores the dark side of human nature and the fragility of civilization.
  • E. Lost Horizon (novel)
    Lost Horizon (novel) is a 1933 fantasy-adventure book by James Hilton that introduced the utopian lamasery of Shangri-La, a hidden valley in the Himalayas where people age slowly and live in serene harmony.
  • 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: Foundation (1951 novel)
Triple: [Hari Seldon, firstAppearance, Foundation (1951 novel)]
Generated description
Foundation (1951 novel) is Isaac Asimov’s seminal science fiction work that launches the Foundation series, depicting the use of psychohistory to preserve civilization amid a collapsing Galactic Empire.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foundation (1951 novel)
Target entity description: Foundation (1951 novel) is Isaac Asimov’s seminal science fiction work that launches the Foundation series, depicting the use of psychohistory to preserve civilization amid a collapsing Galactic Empire.
  • A. Foundation (1942 short story)
    "Foundation" is a 1942 science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that introduced the Foundation universe and the concept of a vast galactic empire in decline.
  • B. Prelude to Foundation
    Prelude to Foundation is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores the early life of Hari Seldon and the origins of his revolutionary science of psychohistory within the Foundation universe.
  • C. A Canticle for Leibowitz
    A Canticle for Leibowitz is a classic post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Walter M. Miller Jr. that explores the cyclical nature of history, faith, and knowledge through a monastic order preserving remnants of human civilization.
  • D. Lord of the Flies
    Lord of the Flies is William Golding’s classic 1954 novel about a group of boys stranded on an uninhabited island whose descent into savagery explores the dark side of human nature and the fragility of civilization.
  • E. Lost Horizon (novel)
    Lost Horizon (novel) is a 1933 fantasy-adventure book by James Hilton that introduced the utopian lamasery of Shangri-La, a hidden valley in the Himalayas where people age slowly and live in serene harmony.
  • 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_69ca831ee390819095fae73400bbfafc completed March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cbe55af3f48190a8cd64cdce0ebd4c completed March 31, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ce3a54c3888190b11b7e9909abe518 completed April 2, 2026, 9:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ce3b2015748190abc70b25c36aa819 completed April 2, 2026, 9:47 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ce3c1042e48190a0f340e771cdd00a completed April 2, 2026, 9:51 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:13 p.m.