Triple
T9034363
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Theodore Sturgeon |
E216452
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
A Saucer of Loneliness
A Saucer of Loneliness is a classic science fiction short story that explores themes of isolation, communication, and human connection through the encounter between a lonely woman and a mysterious alien message.
|
E773347
|
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: A Saucer of Loneliness | Statement: [Theodore Sturgeon, notableWork, A Saucer of Loneliness]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Saucer of Loneliness Context triple: [Theodore Sturgeon, notableWork, A Saucer of Loneliness]
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A.
The Day the Saucers Came
"The Day the Saucers Came" is a humorous, apocalyptic poem by Neil Gaiman that imagines multiple world-ending catastrophes happening at once while the narrator is too distracted by personal concerns to notice.
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B.
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 British science fiction film, directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring David Bowie as an alien visitor whose experiences critique human society and capitalism.
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C.
The Skylark of Space
The Skylark of Space is a pioneering early space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that helped define many of the genre’s classic interstellar adventure tropes.
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D.
Light-Space Machine
The Light-Space Machine is an experimental kinetic light sculpture by artist László Moholy-Nagy that uses moving parts and projected light to explore the interplay of space, motion, and illumination.
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E.
The Far Side of the Moon
The Far Side of the Moon is a critically acclaimed theatrical work by Robert Lepage that blends multimedia staging and introspective storytelling to explore themes of isolation, memory, and humanity’s fascination with space.
- 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: A Saucer of Loneliness Triple: [Theodore Sturgeon, notableWork, A Saucer of Loneliness]
Generated description
A Saucer of Loneliness is a classic science fiction short story that explores themes of isolation, communication, and human connection through the encounter between a lonely woman and a mysterious alien message.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Saucer of Loneliness Target entity description: A Saucer of Loneliness is a classic science fiction short story that explores themes of isolation, communication, and human connection through the encounter between a lonely woman and a mysterious alien message.
-
A.
The Day the Saucers Came
"The Day the Saucers Came" is a humorous, apocalyptic poem by Neil Gaiman that imagines multiple world-ending catastrophes happening at once while the narrator is too distracted by personal concerns to notice.
-
B.
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 British science fiction film, directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring David Bowie as an alien visitor whose experiences critique human society and capitalism.
-
C.
The Skylark of Space
The Skylark of Space is a pioneering early space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that helped define many of the genre’s classic interstellar adventure tropes.
-
D.
Light-Space Machine
The Light-Space Machine is an experimental kinetic light sculpture by artist László Moholy-Nagy that uses moving parts and projected light to explore the interplay of space, motion, and illumination.
-
E.
The Far Side of the Moon
The Far Side of the Moon is a critically acclaimed theatrical work by Robert Lepage that blends multimedia staging and introspective storytelling to explore themes of isolation, memory, and humanity’s fascination with space.
- 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_69ca83d10b608190b2b2f8e0a7faaf14 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc6aa248bc8190a55cfc2a5306ab20 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfdbce352c8190b5862d0cc103bfdb |
completed | April 3, 2026, 3:25 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfdcdb9d0c81908f89d2085c80016c |
completed | April 3, 2026, 3:29 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfdda4bf048190bc054fe9b1dcc98d |
completed | April 3, 2026, 3:32 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:08 p.m.