Triple
T8579737
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Isaac Asimov bibliography |
E203137
|
entity |
| Predicate | includesNotableWork |
P24127
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Positronic Man
The Positronic Man is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg that expands Asimov’s short story “The Bicentennial Man” into a full-length exploration of a robot’s quest for humanity and legal personhood.
|
E744242
|
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: The Positronic Man | Statement: [Isaac Asimov bibliography, includesNotableWork, The Positronic Man]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Positronic Man Context triple: [Isaac Asimov bibliography, includesNotableWork, The Positronic Man]
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A.
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters is a 1951 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a covert alien invasion using parasitic mind-controlling creatures.
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B.
The Naked Sun
The Naked Sun is a science fiction mystery novel by Isaac Asimov featuring detective Elijah Baley investigating a murder on the sparsely populated, robot-dominated planet Solaria.
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C.
The Measure of a Man
The Measure of a Man is a French social drama film starring Vincent Lindon as an unemployed factory worker struggling with dignity and morality in a harsh economic climate.
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D.
Citizen of the Galaxy
Citizen of the Galaxy is a 1957 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein that follows a boy sold into slavery who becomes embroiled in interstellar politics and the fight against galactic slave trading.
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E.
I, Robot
I, Robot is a 2004 science fiction film loosely inspired by Isaac Asimov’s robot stories, featuring Will Smith in a futuristic murder mystery involving advanced robots and artificial intelligence.
- 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: The Positronic Man Triple: [Isaac Asimov bibliography, includesNotableWork, The Positronic Man]
Generated description
The Positronic Man is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg that expands Asimov’s short story “The Bicentennial Man” into a full-length exploration of a robot’s quest for humanity and legal personhood.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Positronic Man Target entity description: The Positronic Man is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg that expands Asimov’s short story “The Bicentennial Man” into a full-length exploration of a robot’s quest for humanity and legal personhood.
-
A.
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters is a 1951 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a covert alien invasion using parasitic mind-controlling creatures.
-
B.
The Naked Sun
The Naked Sun is a science fiction mystery novel by Isaac Asimov featuring detective Elijah Baley investigating a murder on the sparsely populated, robot-dominated planet Solaria.
-
C.
The Measure of a Man
The Measure of a Man is a French social drama film starring Vincent Lindon as an unemployed factory worker struggling with dignity and morality in a harsh economic climate.
-
D.
Citizen of the Galaxy
Citizen of the Galaxy is a 1957 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein that follows a boy sold into slavery who becomes embroiled in interstellar politics and the fight against galactic slave trading.
-
E.
I, Robot
I, Robot is a 2004 science fiction film loosely inspired by Isaac Asimov’s robot stories, featuring Will Smith in a futuristic murder mystery involving advanced robots and artificial intelligence.
- 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_69ca8328ebe481909a8c038fa79959b4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbea9a0708819084cb8b8d84017864 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce89a5d18c81908a21cf5e5944d6e1 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 3:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce8ac1dba48190bbad47a762130aab |
completed | April 2, 2026, 3:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce8eae70008190b2c7bbe4ce8d4c0a |
completed | April 2, 2026, 3:43 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:22 p.m.