Triple

T2816697
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford E54304 entity
Predicate hasNotableHolder P1918 FINISHED
Object Steven Balbus
Steven Balbus is a prominent theoretical astrophysicist best known for his work on accretion disk theory and the magnetorotational instability.
E300825 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: Steven Balbus | Statement: [Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford, hasNotableHolder, Steven Balbus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steven Balbus
Context triple: [Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford, hasNotableHolder, Steven Balbus]
  • A. Steven Weisberg
    Steven Weisberg was an American film editor known for his work on major studio features including Alfonso Cuarón’s films such as A Little Princess and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
  • B. Bruce T. Draine
    Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
  • C. Eric W. Kaler
    Eric W. Kaler is an American chemical engineer and academic leader who has served as president of multiple major research universities.
  • D. Mark Ciardi
    Mark Ciardi is an American film producer and former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for producing inspirational sports and historical dramas such as "The Rookie," "Miracle," and "Chappaquiddick."
  • E. Greg Laughlin
    Greg Laughlin is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from Texas in the 1990s, notably switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party during his tenure.
  • 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: Steven Balbus
Triple: [Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford, hasNotableHolder, Steven Balbus]
Generated description
Steven Balbus is a prominent theoretical astrophysicist best known for his work on accretion disk theory and the magnetorotational instability.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steven Balbus
Target entity description: Steven Balbus is a prominent theoretical astrophysicist best known for his work on accretion disk theory and the magnetorotational instability.
  • A. Steven Weisberg
    Steven Weisberg was an American film editor known for his work on major studio features including Alfonso Cuarón’s films such as A Little Princess and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
  • B. Bruce T. Draine
    Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
  • C. Eric W. Kaler
    Eric W. Kaler is an American chemical engineer and academic leader who has served as president of multiple major research universities.
  • D. Mark Ciardi
    Mark Ciardi is an American film producer and former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for producing inspirational sports and historical dramas such as "The Rookie," "Miracle," and "Chappaquiddick."
  • E. Greg Laughlin
    Greg Laughlin is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from Texas in the 1990s, notably switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party during his tenure.
  • 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_69ab49de0af08190b3da69683be1e728 completed March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abde500d3c8190b435a20a0f9d3b9d completed March 7, 2026, 8:14 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afcea2386481908e062280eb5b07db completed March 10, 2026, 7:56 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afcf12e3a0819098f28d31434a0c5f completed March 10, 2026, 7:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afcf9c2d308190b111aa8038c9227a completed March 10, 2026, 8 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:59 p.m.