Triple
T8708224
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Timescape |
E206704
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Renfrew
John Renfrew is a central character in Gregory Benford’s science fiction novel "Timescape," involved in the story’s exploration of time communication and environmental catastrophe.
|
E753579
|
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: John Renfrew | Statement: [Timescape, hasCharacter, John Renfrew]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Renfrew Context triple: [Timescape, hasCharacter, John Renfrew]
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A.
Arthur Evans
Arthur Evans was a British archaeologist best known for excavating the Minoan palace at Knossos and pioneering the study of Aegean Bronze Age civilizations.
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B.
Vere Gordon Childe
Vere Gordon Childe was an influential Australian archaeologist and prehistorian best known for his theories on the Neolithic and Urban Revolutions and his excavations of key prehistoric sites in Europe.
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C.
Alistair C. Crombie
Alistair C. Crombie was a prominent historian of science known for his influential work on the development of scientific thought in Western culture.
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D.
John Chadwick
John Chadwick was a British linguist and classical scholar best known for helping to decipher the ancient Mycenaean Greek script known as Linear B.
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E.
Colin Turnbull
Colin Turnbull was a British anthropologist and writer best known for his influential ethnographic works on African societies, such as "The Forest People" and "The Mountain People."
- 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: John Renfrew Triple: [Timescape, hasCharacter, John Renfrew]
Generated description
John Renfrew is a central character in Gregory Benford’s science fiction novel "Timescape," involved in the story’s exploration of time communication and environmental catastrophe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Renfrew Target entity description: John Renfrew is a central character in Gregory Benford’s science fiction novel "Timescape," involved in the story’s exploration of time communication and environmental catastrophe.
-
A.
Arthur Evans
Arthur Evans was a British archaeologist best known for excavating the Minoan palace at Knossos and pioneering the study of Aegean Bronze Age civilizations.
-
B.
Vere Gordon Childe
Vere Gordon Childe was an influential Australian archaeologist and prehistorian best known for his theories on the Neolithic and Urban Revolutions and his excavations of key prehistoric sites in Europe.
-
C.
Alistair C. Crombie
Alistair C. Crombie was a prominent historian of science known for his influential work on the development of scientific thought in Western culture.
-
D.
John Chadwick
John Chadwick was a British linguist and classical scholar best known for helping to decipher the ancient Mycenaean Greek script known as Linear B.
-
E.
Colin Turnbull
Colin Turnbull was a British anthropologist and writer best known for his influential ethnographic works on African societies, such as "The Forest People" and "The Mountain People."
- 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_69cc58ffa6a481908866b6239d1d9b92 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf28b78e90819098ab1d4877ab88fe |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:40 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cf2bd14c3c8190b43840ee57cca22c |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cf2cb3c4308190971fb3d25064f205 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:35 p.m.