Triple
T9987836
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | October Sky |
E196813
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedOnAuthor |
P2806
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Homer Hickam
Homer Hickam is an American author, Vietnam War veteran, and former NASA engineer best known for his memoir "Rocket Boys," which inspired the film "October Sky."
|
E833080
|
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: Homer Hickam | Statement: [October Sky, basedOnAuthor, Homer Hickam]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homer Hickam Context triple: [October Sky, basedOnAuthor, Homer Hickam]
-
A.
Ray Hubbard
Ray Hubbard was a prominent local figure in Texas, likely a civic leader or public official, for whom Lake Ray Hubbard near Dallas was named.
-
B.
Timothy Ferris
Timothy Ferris is an American science writer and journalist known for his popular books on astronomy and cosmology and for helping bring complex scientific ideas to a broad audience.
-
C.
David Allan Hubbard
David Allan Hubbard was an American Old Testament scholar and longtime president of Fuller Theological Seminary, known for his influential leadership in evangelical theological education.
-
D.
John Garvin Weir
John Garvin Weir is an American figure skater and television commentator known for his artistic performances and flamboyant style on and off the ice.
-
E.
John L. Russell
John L. Russell was an American cinematographer best known for his atmospheric black-and-white photography on Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller "Psycho."
- 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: Homer Hickam Triple: [October Sky, basedOnAuthor, Homer Hickam]
Generated description
Homer Hickam is an American author, Vietnam War veteran, and former NASA engineer best known for his memoir "Rocket Boys," which inspired the film "October Sky."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homer Hickam Target entity description: Homer Hickam is an American author, Vietnam War veteran, and former NASA engineer best known for his memoir "Rocket Boys," which inspired the film "October Sky."
-
A.
Ray Hubbard
Ray Hubbard was a prominent local figure in Texas, likely a civic leader or public official, for whom Lake Ray Hubbard near Dallas was named.
-
B.
Timothy Ferris
Timothy Ferris is an American science writer and journalist known for his popular books on astronomy and cosmology and for helping bring complex scientific ideas to a broad audience.
-
C.
David Allan Hubbard
David Allan Hubbard was an American Old Testament scholar and longtime president of Fuller Theological Seminary, known for his influential leadership in evangelical theological education.
-
D.
John Garvin Weir
John Garvin Weir is an American figure skater and television commentator known for his artistic performances and flamboyant style on and off the ice.
-
E.
John L. Russell
John L. Russell was an American cinematographer best known for his atmospheric black-and-white photography on Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller "Psycho."
- 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_69ca82f1678c819093d06320a05f16a4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdc79e10408190bcb4e55b6a0df79c |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d25810584c81908382cf6edd700530 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d258b875cc8190ae8b122f35aa5566 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d2592b1f9c8190a9db928b9527e27b |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:50 p.m.