Triple
T8888833
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Powers |
E211606
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tim Powers
Tim Powers is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his intricate, historically grounded novels such as "The Anubis Gates" and "Declare."
|
E764371
|
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: Tim Powers | Statement: [Powers, hasNotableBearer, Tim Powers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim Powers Context triple: [Powers, hasNotableBearer, Tim Powers]
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A.
Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons is an American author best known for his genre-spanning speculative fiction, including acclaimed works of science fiction, horror, and historical fiction.
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B.
Philip José Farmer
Philip José Farmer was an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his imaginative world-building, boundary-pushing themes, and influential series such as the Riverworld and World of Tiers sagas.
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C.
Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist best known for his hard science fiction novels such as "Timescape" and his contributions to the Galactic Center series.
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D.
Brian Hartnett
Brian Hartnett is a notable individual distinguished enough in his field or public life to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the Hartnett surname.
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E.
L. Neil Smith
L. Neil Smith was an American libertarian science fiction author and activist known for his pro-freedom themes and influential role in promoting libertarian ideas within speculative fiction.
- 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: Tim Powers Triple: [Powers, hasNotableBearer, Tim Powers]
Generated description
Tim Powers is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his intricate, historically grounded novels such as "The Anubis Gates" and "Declare."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim Powers Target entity description: Tim Powers is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his intricate, historically grounded novels such as "The Anubis Gates" and "Declare."
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A.
Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons is an American author best known for his genre-spanning speculative fiction, including acclaimed works of science fiction, horror, and historical fiction.
-
B.
Philip José Farmer
Philip José Farmer was an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his imaginative world-building, boundary-pushing themes, and influential series such as the Riverworld and World of Tiers sagas.
-
C.
Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist best known for his hard science fiction novels such as "Timescape" and his contributions to the Galactic Center series.
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D.
Brian Hartnett
Brian Hartnett is a notable individual distinguished enough in his field or public life to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the Hartnett surname.
-
E.
L. Neil Smith
L. Neil Smith was an American libertarian science fiction author and activist known for his pro-freedom themes and influential role in promoting libertarian ideas within speculative fiction.
- 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_69ca83907954819096d52a245b635841 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc618f94108190b03248832bfe68a9 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfabe955e08190a8d61cfaa2d52731 |
completed | April 3, 2026, noon |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfacd755f88190bfe301e84c8a5350 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 12:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfad5739448190886e8bf47623862b |
completed | April 3, 2026, 12:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:53 p.m.