Triple

T8666699
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Skylark of Space E205692 entity
Predicate antagonist P4675 FINISHED
Object Marc C. DuQuesne
Marc C. DuQuesne is a brilliant, coldly calculating scientist and recurring villain in E.E. "Doc" Smith’s Skylark science fiction series, known for his ruthless ambition and formidable intellect.
 E752363 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: Marc C. DuQuesne | Statement: [The Skylark of Space, antagonist, Marc C. DuQuesne]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Marc C. DuQuesne
Context triple: [The Skylark of Space, antagonist, Marc C. DuQuesne]
  • A. John Requa
    John Requa is an American screenwriter and director known for co-writing films such as "Bad Santa," "I Love You Phillip Morris," and "Jungle Cruise."
  • B. Christopher B. Duncan
    Christopher B. Duncan is an American actor best known for his comedic television roles, including portrayals of presidential and authority figures.
  • C. Michael V. Drake
    Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
  • D. Christopher J. Ferguson
    Christopher J. Ferguson is a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who flew multiple Space Shuttle missions and later worked in commercial spaceflight.
  • E. Brett M. Reed
    Brett M. Reed is a film editor best known for his work on the 2010 action movie "The Expendables."
  • 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: Marc C. DuQuesne
Triple: [The Skylark of Space, antagonist, Marc C. DuQuesne]
Generated description
Marc C. DuQuesne is a brilliant, coldly calculating scientist and recurring villain in E.E. "Doc" Smith’s Skylark science fiction series, known for his ruthless ambition and formidable intellect.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Marc C. DuQuesne
Target entity description: Marc C. DuQuesne is a brilliant, coldly calculating scientist and recurring villain in E.E. "Doc" Smith’s Skylark science fiction series, known for his ruthless ambition and formidable intellect.
  • A. John Requa
    John Requa is an American screenwriter and director known for co-writing films such as "Bad Santa," "I Love You Phillip Morris," and "Jungle Cruise."
  • B. Christopher B. Duncan
    Christopher B. Duncan is an American actor best known for his comedic television roles, including portrayals of presidential and authority figures.
  • C. Michael V. Drake
    Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
  • D. Christopher J. Ferguson
    Christopher J. Ferguson is a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who flew multiple Space Shuttle missions and later worked in commercial spaceflight.
  • E. Brett M. Reed
    Brett M. Reed is a film editor best known for his work on the 2010 action movie "The Expendables."
  • 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_69ca83516ae88190aefe034b3bc589e3 completed March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc48a1dd1481908c56abca48fcd562 completed March 31, 2026, 10:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cf286a364c8190b7f4f9d8243e2548 completed April 3, 2026, 2:39 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cf2bcff84881908a7985fdf8189583 completed April 3, 2026, 2:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cf2ca1ddac8190a36367e6bba8e3c8 completed April 3, 2026, 2:57 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:31 p.m.