Triple

T13350475
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Cold and the Dark E318055 entity
Predicate coAuthor P398 FINISHED
Object Richard P. Turco
Richard P. Turco is an atmospheric scientist known for his pioneering research on nuclear winter and the climatic effects of large-scale environmental disturbances.
E1037906 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: Richard P. Turco | Statement: [The Cold and the Dark, coAuthor, Richard P. Turco]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard P. Turco
Context triple: [The Cold and the Dark, coAuthor, Richard P. Turco]
  • A. Stanley Corrsin
    Stanley Corrsin was a prominent American fluid dynamicist renowned for his pioneering contributions to the study of turbulence and mixing in fluid flows.
  • B. Bruce C. Murray
    Bruce C. Murray was an American planetary scientist and former director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, known for his leadership in Mars and planetary exploration.
  • C. Tom Gehrels
    Tom Gehrels was a Dutch–American astronomer known for his pioneering work in planetary science, photometry, and asteroid and comet surveys.
  • D. James R. Hansen
    James R. Hansen is an American historian and author best known for writing the authorized biography of astronaut Neil Armstrong.
  • E. Norman Spinrad
    Norman Spinrad is an American science fiction author known for his provocative, politically charged novels and short stories, including "Bug Jack Barron" and "The Iron Dream."
  • 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: Richard P. Turco
Triple: [The Cold and the Dark, coAuthor, Richard P. Turco]
Generated description
Richard P. Turco is an atmospheric scientist known for his pioneering research on nuclear winter and the climatic effects of large-scale environmental disturbances.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard P. Turco
Target entity description: Richard P. Turco is an atmospheric scientist known for his pioneering research on nuclear winter and the climatic effects of large-scale environmental disturbances.
  • A. Stanley Corrsin
    Stanley Corrsin was a prominent American fluid dynamicist renowned for his pioneering contributions to the study of turbulence and mixing in fluid flows.
  • B. Bruce C. Murray
    Bruce C. Murray was an American planetary scientist and former director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, known for his leadership in Mars and planetary exploration.
  • C. Tom Gehrels
    Tom Gehrels was a Dutch–American astronomer known for his pioneering work in planetary science, photometry, and asteroid and comet surveys.
  • D. James R. Hansen
    James R. Hansen is an American historian and author best known for writing the authorized biography of astronaut Neil Armstrong.
  • E. Norman Spinrad
    Norman Spinrad is an American science fiction author known for his provocative, politically charged novels and short stories, including "Bug Jack Barron" and "The Iron Dream."
  • 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_69d806b5a3c08190b42c267fb092f98a completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d99e8c2f1c819094f0970f35f18afa completed April 11, 2026, 1:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f7306668288190ae8dc05ebadb4975 completed May 3, 2026, 11:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f730db3664819095b92fbd369f732b completed May 3, 2026, 11:26 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f7315346508190a3d8d075c7681f6f completed May 3, 2026, 11:28 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:31 p.m.