Triple
T8495218
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Downward to the Earth |
E201081
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edmund Gundersen
Edmund Gundersen is the human protagonist of Robert Silverberg’s science fiction novel "Downward to the Earth," a former colonial administrator who returns to an alien world to confront his past actions and seek redemption.
|
E739873
|
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: Edmund Gundersen | Statement: [Downward to the Earth, mainCharacter, Edmund Gundersen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edmund Gundersen Context triple: [Downward to the Earth, mainCharacter, Edmund Gundersen]
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A.
Francis Hagerup
Francis Hagerup was a Norwegian lawyer, diplomat, and Conservative politician who served twice as Prime Minister of Norway around the turn of the 20th century.
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B.
Harry Gerstad
Harry Gerstad was an American film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including his Academy Award-winning editing on "Champion" and "High Noon."
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C.
Peter Waage
Peter Waage was a Norwegian chemist best known for formulating the law of mass action with Cato Guldberg, a foundational principle in chemical kinetics and equilibrium.
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D.
Fred Borch
Fred Borch was an American business executive best known for his leadership at General Electric and his influential role in U.S. corporate governance circles.
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E.
Willam Christensen
Willam Christensen was an influential American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director best known for helping establish professional ballet in the United States, including shaping the early artistic direction of the San Francisco Ballet.
- 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: Edmund Gundersen Triple: [Downward to the Earth, mainCharacter, Edmund Gundersen]
Generated description
Edmund Gundersen is the human protagonist of Robert Silverberg’s science fiction novel "Downward to the Earth," a former colonial administrator who returns to an alien world to confront his past actions and seek redemption.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edmund Gundersen Target entity description: Edmund Gundersen is the human protagonist of Robert Silverberg’s science fiction novel "Downward to the Earth," a former colonial administrator who returns to an alien world to confront his past actions and seek redemption.
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A.
Francis Hagerup
Francis Hagerup was a Norwegian lawyer, diplomat, and Conservative politician who served twice as Prime Minister of Norway around the turn of the 20th century.
-
B.
Harry Gerstad
Harry Gerstad was an American film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including his Academy Award-winning editing on "Champion" and "High Noon."
-
C.
Peter Waage
Peter Waage was a Norwegian chemist best known for formulating the law of mass action with Cato Guldberg, a foundational principle in chemical kinetics and equilibrium.
-
D.
Fred Borch
Fred Borch was an American business executive best known for his leadership at General Electric and his influential role in U.S. corporate governance circles.
-
E.
Willam Christensen
Willam Christensen was an influential American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director best known for helping establish professional ballet in the United States, including shaping the early artistic direction of the San Francisco Ballet.
- 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_69cbe57c01f881908cb77c8c834ac08d |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce4df8f78c81908c83d7d5ac996504 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce4ff668d4819081f4c3186437291b |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce54cc52cc81908ca48c93956ca86e |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:36 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:13 p.m.