Triple

T21738245

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Jill Tarter	`E536581`	entity
Predicate	awardReceived	`P11`	FINISHED
Object	Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization The Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization is an award recognizing individuals who excel at communicating complex scientific ideas to the general public.	`E1499920`	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: Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization | Statement: [Jill Tarter, awardReceived, Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization
Context triple: [Jill Tarter, awardReceived, Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization]

A. Carl Sagan Memorial Award
The Carl Sagan Memorial Award is a prestigious honor in astronomy and space science recognizing outstanding contributions to the public understanding and exploration of the cosmos.
B. Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication
The Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication is an international award that honors individuals and works that significantly promote public understanding and appreciation of science.
C. AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award
The AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award is an honor given by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to recognize individuals who have significantly contributed to public understanding and appreciation of science.
D. Pioneer of Science Award
The Pioneer of Science Award is a University of Kansas honor recognizing individuals who have made groundbreaking contributions to scientific research and innovation.
E. Sense About Science award
The Sense About Science award is a recognition given to individuals who have made significant contributions to promoting evidence-based science and challenging misinformation in public discourse.
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: Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization
Triple: [Jill Tarter, awardReceived, Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization]

Generated description

The Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization is an award recognizing individuals who excel at communicating complex scientific ideas to the general public.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization
Target entity description: The Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization is an award recognizing individuals who excel at communicating complex scientific ideas to the general public.

A. Carl Sagan Memorial Award
The Carl Sagan Memorial Award is a prestigious honor in astronomy and space science recognizing outstanding contributions to the public understanding and exploration of the cosmos.
B. Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication
The Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication is an international award that honors individuals and works that significantly promote public understanding and appreciation of science.
C. AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award
The AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award is an honor given by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to recognize individuals who have significantly contributed to public understanding and appreciation of science.
D. Pioneer of Science Award
The Pioneer of Science Award is a University of Kansas honor recognizing individuals who have made groundbreaking contributions to scientific research and innovation.
E. Sense About Science award
The Sense About Science award is a recognition given to individuals who have made significant contributions to promoting evidence-based science and challenging misinformation in public discourse.
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_69e0c46df5448190b4322127ffc4c690`	completed	April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69effd0e94c4819096bace0c661f5156`	completed	April 28, 2026, 12:19 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a0a2ed6393c8190973dda40d63eb736`	completed	May 17, 2026, 9:10 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a0a305abef08190ae24c97fa5a528e3`	completed	May 17, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a0a30ec03808190a7f6028243e5728a`	completed	May 17, 2026, 9:19 p.m.

Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:49 p.m.