Triple

T2694665
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kenneth N. Waltz E58482 entity
Predicate coAuthor P398 FINISHED
Object Scott D. Sagan
Scott D. Sagan is an American political scientist and leading scholar of nuclear strategy, deterrence theory, and organizational aspects of nuclear weapons policy.
E291365 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: Scott D. Sagan | Statement: [Kenneth N. Waltz, coAuthor, Scott D. Sagan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scott D. Sagan
Context triple: [Kenneth N. Waltz, coAuthor, Scott D. Sagan]
  • A. Ken Ledeen
    Ken Ledeen is a technology entrepreneur and author best known for co-writing influential works on digital technology and its societal impact.
  • B. Michael B. Gerrard
    Michael B. Gerrard is an American environmental lawyer and scholar known for his leadership in climate change law and policy.
  • C. John Logsdon
    John Logsdon is an American space policy historian and scholar known for his expertise on NASA, space exploration decision-making, and the history of the U.S. space program.
  • D. Michael S. Barr
    Michael S. Barr is an American legal scholar and policymaker who serves as a key U.S. financial regulator, overseeing banking supervision and financial stability at the Federal Reserve.
  • E. Peter S. Seaman
    Peter S. Seaman is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing major Hollywood films such as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Shrek the Third."
  • 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: Scott D. Sagan
Triple: [Kenneth N. Waltz, coAuthor, Scott D. Sagan]
Generated description
Scott D. Sagan is an American political scientist and leading scholar of nuclear strategy, deterrence theory, and organizational aspects of nuclear weapons policy.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scott D. Sagan
Target entity description: Scott D. Sagan is an American political scientist and leading scholar of nuclear strategy, deterrence theory, and organizational aspects of nuclear weapons policy.
  • A. Ken Ledeen
    Ken Ledeen is a technology entrepreneur and author best known for co-writing influential works on digital technology and its societal impact.
  • B. Michael B. Gerrard
    Michael B. Gerrard is an American environmental lawyer and scholar known for his leadership in climate change law and policy.
  • C. John Logsdon
    John Logsdon is an American space policy historian and scholar known for his expertise on NASA, space exploration decision-making, and the history of the U.S. space program.
  • D. Michael S. Barr
    Michael S. Barr is an American legal scholar and policymaker who serves as a key U.S. financial regulator, overseeing banking supervision and financial stability at the Federal Reserve.
  • E. Peter S. Seaman
    Peter S. Seaman is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing major Hollywood films such as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Shrek the Third."
  • 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_69ab4ac269e481909cb317d79e68b75b completed March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abda10a9bc81908473d02ab9116cef completed March 7, 2026, 7:56 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afaf6804b48190ac0bfe464da93025 completed March 10, 2026, 5:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afb045e304819080efecf2738453e6 completed March 10, 2026, 5:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afb0ab2a8081909e729f883a7438d7 completed March 10, 2026, 5:48 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:55 p.m.