Triple
T1855324
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Grand Design |
E41688
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Leonard Mlodinow
Leonard Mlodinow is an American physicist and author known for his popular science books and collaborations with Stephen Hawking on works about cosmology and the nature of reality.
|
E207534
|
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: Leonard Mlodinow | Statement: [The Grand Design, author, Leonard Mlodinow]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leonard Mlodinow Context triple: [The Grand Design, author, Leonard Mlodinow]
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A.
David L. Goodstein
David L. Goodstein is an American physicist and educator known for his work in condensed matter physics, science education, and authorship of popular science books.
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B.
Lawrence M. Krauss
Lawrence M. Krauss is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and prominent science communicator known for his work on dark energy, the origins of the universe, and his outspoken advocacy of atheism and scientific skepticism.
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C.
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.
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D.
William Sanford Nye
William Sanford Nye is an American mechanical engineer, science educator, and television presenter best known for hosting the educational show "Bill Nye the Science Guy."
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E.
Maurice Wertheim
Maurice Wertheim was an American investment banker, philanthropist, and patron of the arts who played a significant role in supporting modern theater and cultural institutions in the early 20th century.
- 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: Leonard Mlodinow Triple: [The Grand Design, author, Leonard Mlodinow]
Generated description
Leonard Mlodinow is an American physicist and author known for his popular science books and collaborations with Stephen Hawking on works about cosmology and the nature of reality.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leonard Mlodinow Target entity description: Leonard Mlodinow is an American physicist and author known for his popular science books and collaborations with Stephen Hawking on works about cosmology and the nature of reality.
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A.
David L. Goodstein
David L. Goodstein is an American physicist and educator known for his work in condensed matter physics, science education, and authorship of popular science books.
-
B.
Lawrence M. Krauss
Lawrence M. Krauss is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and prominent science communicator known for his work on dark energy, the origins of the universe, and his outspoken advocacy of atheism and scientific skepticism.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
William Sanford Nye
William Sanford Nye is an American mechanical engineer, science educator, and television presenter best known for hosting the educational show "Bill Nye the Science Guy."
-
E.
Maurice Wertheim
Maurice Wertheim was an American investment banker, philanthropist, and patron of the arts who played a significant role in supporting modern theater and cultural institutions in the early 20th century.
- 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_69a8864a83848190a4ec02721306c511 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb07d48c48190bcd34d6093ff5e78 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69add1c89bdc8190acf517a7731fa5c7 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:45 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69add25c9c208190a576cf1123c0a2e6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69add32803a48190b8ff08c605790f22 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.