Triple
T8705588
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Journey Planet |
E206639
|
entity |
| Predicate | editor |
P1954
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
M. Earl Smith
M. Earl Smith is a writer and editor known for his work on the fanzine Journey Planet and contributions to speculative fiction and fan culture.
|
E827170
|
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: M. Earl Smith | Statement: [Journey Planet, editor, M. Earl Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M. Earl Smith Context triple: [Journey Planet, editor, M. Earl Smith]
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A.
Roy E. Crummer
Roy E. Crummer was a prominent businessman and philanthropist whose contributions led to the naming of the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College in his honor.
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B.
Floyd F. Smith
Floyd F. Smith was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the volcanic peak Broken Top in Oregon’s Cascade Range.
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C.
Charles H. Smith
Charles H. Smith was an engineer best known for his role in designing and developing Seattle’s iconic Space Needle.
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D.
Hilton Smith
Hilton Smith was an American Negro League pitcher renowned for his exceptional curveball and success with the Kansas City Monarchs in the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Paul Satterfield
Paul Satterfield is a film professional known for his work as a sequence director on classic animated features such as Disney’s 1942 film "Bambi."
- 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: M. Earl Smith Triple: [Journey Planet, editor, M. Earl Smith]
Generated description
M. Earl Smith is a writer and editor known for his work on the fanzine Journey Planet and contributions to speculative fiction and fan culture.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M. Earl Smith Target entity description: M. Earl Smith is a writer and editor known for his work on the fanzine Journey Planet and contributions to speculative fiction and fan culture.
-
A.
Roy E. Crummer
Roy E. Crummer was a prominent businessman and philanthropist whose contributions led to the naming of the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College in his honor.
-
B.
Floyd F. Smith
Floyd F. Smith was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the volcanic peak Broken Top in Oregon’s Cascade Range.
-
C.
Charles H. Smith
Charles H. Smith was an engineer best known for his role in designing and developing Seattle’s iconic Space Needle.
-
D.
Hilton Smith
Hilton Smith was an American Negro League pitcher renowned for his exceptional curveball and success with the Kansas City Monarchs in the 1930s and 1940s.
-
E.
Paul Satterfield
Paul Satterfield is a film professional known for his work as a sequence director on classic animated features such as Disney’s 1942 film "Bambi."
- 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_69ca835645e881908f00e3c8b51da81d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc58fcac748190a82b57aeb7c43df9 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1ea9d96ac81908115489681070bcc |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1eb79be388190853e0e7c29287294 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1ebf0a99081908ae0c4bceadc42bc |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:34 p.m.