Triple
T1638801
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Frank Tipler |
E35419
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John D. Barrow
John D. Barrow was a British cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and popular science author known for his influential work on the anthropic principle and the mathematical structure of the universe.
|
E185498
|
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 D. Barrow | Statement: [Frank Tipler, coAuthor, John D. Barrow]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John D. Barrow Context triple: [Frank Tipler, coAuthor, John D. Barrow]
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A.
David C. Acheson
David C. Acheson is an American lawyer and former government official who served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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B.
George Ellis
George Ellis was a figure significant enough in local or regional history that the city of Ellis, Kansas, was named in his honor, likely for his contributions to the area's development or founding.
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C.
Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart is a British mathematician and prolific popular science writer known for his engaging books and articles on mathematics and its applications.
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D.
Geoffrey Smith
Geoffrey Smith is an Australian Anglican archbishop who serves as the national leader (Primate) of the Anglican Church of Australia.
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E.
Geraint F. Lewis
Geraint F. Lewis is an astrophysicist known for his research on galaxies, dark matter, and cosmology, including work on nearby dwarf galaxies.
- 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 D. Barrow Triple: [Frank Tipler, coAuthor, John D. Barrow]
Generated description
John D. Barrow was a British cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and popular science author known for his influential work on the anthropic principle and the mathematical structure of the universe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John D. Barrow Target entity description: John D. Barrow was a British cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and popular science author known for his influential work on the anthropic principle and the mathematical structure of the universe.
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A.
David C. Acheson
David C. Acheson is an American lawyer and former government official who served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
-
B.
George Ellis
George Ellis was a figure significant enough in local or regional history that the city of Ellis, Kansas, was named in his honor, likely for his contributions to the area's development or founding.
-
C.
Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart is a British mathematician and prolific popular science writer known for his engaging books and articles on mathematics and its applications.
-
D.
Geoffrey Smith
Geoffrey Smith is an Australian Anglican archbishop who serves as the national leader (Primate) of the Anglican Church of Australia.
-
E.
Geraint F. Lewis
Geraint F. Lewis is an astrophysicist known for his research on galaxies, dark matter, and cosmology, including work on nearby dwarf galaxies.
- 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_69a88604618c81908b41f6429c431eb6 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90a1ac46081909f10e793898a9911 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad6099979481908e2c506323d546dd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad6111fcc8819086923966b485c592 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad619f842c8190936b659b30d6aa10 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:46 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.