Triple
T365169
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Henry Norris Russell Lectureship |
E7943
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alexei Filippenko
Alexei Filippenko is an American astrophysicist renowned for his work on supernovae, active galaxies, and the accelerating expansion of the universe, as well as for his award-winning teaching and science communication.
|
E56079
|
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: Alexei Filippenko | Statement: [Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, notableRecipient, Alexei Filippenko]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexei Filippenko Context triple: [Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, notableRecipient, Alexei Filippenko]
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A.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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B.
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."
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C.
Steven Soter
Steven Soter is an American astrophysicist and science writer best known for co-writing the landmark television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" with Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
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D.
Norman Spinrad
Norman Spinrad is an American science fiction author known for his provocative, politically charged novels and short stories, including "Bug Jack Barron" and "The Iron Dream."
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E.
Nicholas Sagan
Nicholas Sagan is the son of science communicator Ann Druyan and famed astronomer Carl Sagan.
- 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: Alexei Filippenko Triple: [Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, notableRecipient, Alexei Filippenko]
Generated description
Alexei Filippenko is an American astrophysicist renowned for his work on supernovae, active galaxies, and the accelerating expansion of the universe, as well as for his award-winning teaching and science communication.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexei Filippenko Target entity description: Alexei Filippenko is an American astrophysicist renowned for his work on supernovae, active galaxies, and the accelerating expansion of the universe, as well as for his award-winning teaching and science communication.
-
A.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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B.
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."
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C.
Steven Soter
Steven Soter is an American astrophysicist and science writer best known for co-writing the landmark television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" with Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
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D.
Norman Spinrad
Norman Spinrad is an American science fiction author known for his provocative, politically charged novels and short stories, including "Bug Jack Barron" and "The Iron Dream."
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E.
Nicholas Sagan
Nicholas Sagan is the son of science communicator Ann Druyan and famed astronomer Carl Sagan.
- 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_69a2e7e880008190a6ad7e06e5d03007 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ebe6c1b4819083335e880c205ed6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4429d10d88190ac5407bf4e539d4f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4436e93ac8190bbeb9b54fb4297ee |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a443c9240881909e98ff53f150489c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:48 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.