Triple

T374626
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Karl Deisseroth E8342 entity
Predicate hasDoctoralAdvisor P167 FINISHED
Object Richard Tsien
Richard Tsien is a prominent American neuroscientist and biophysicist renowned for his pioneering work on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity.
E48448 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Richard Tsien | Statement: [Karl Deisseroth, hasDoctoralAdvisor, Richard Tsien]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Tsien
Context triple: [Karl Deisseroth, hasDoctoralAdvisor, Richard Tsien]
  • A. Terrence Sejnowski
    Terrence Sejnowski is a pioneering computational neuroscientist and machine learning researcher known for foundational contributions to neural networks and learning algorithms.
  • B. Karl Deisseroth
    Karl Deisseroth is an American neuroscientist and bioengineer renowned for pioneering optogenetics and advanced brain-imaging techniques that have transformed the study of neural circuits and behavior.
  • C. Jeffry M. Picower
    Jeffry M. Picower was an American investor and philanthropist best known for his major financial support of neuroscience research and for his controversial involvement in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.
  • D. Joseph C. Tsai
    Joseph C. Tsai is a Taiwanese-Canadian billionaire businessman, co-founder and executive vice chairman of Alibaba Group, and principal owner of the Brooklyn Nets NBA franchise.
  • E. Phillip A. Sharp
    Phillip A. Sharp is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of RNA splicing and his long-standing research and leadership at MIT.
  • 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: Richard Tsien
Triple: [Karl Deisseroth, hasDoctoralAdvisor, Richard Tsien]
Generated description
Richard Tsien is a prominent American neuroscientist and biophysicist renowned for his pioneering work on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Tsien
Target entity description: Richard Tsien is a prominent American neuroscientist and biophysicist renowned for his pioneering work on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity.
  • A. Terrence Sejnowski
    Terrence Sejnowski is a pioneering computational neuroscientist and machine learning researcher known for foundational contributions to neural networks and learning algorithms.
  • B. Karl Deisseroth
    Karl Deisseroth is an American neuroscientist and bioengineer renowned for pioneering optogenetics and advanced brain-imaging techniques that have transformed the study of neural circuits and behavior.
  • C. Jeffry M. Picower
    Jeffry M. Picower was an American investor and philanthropist best known for his major financial support of neuroscience research and for his controversial involvement in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.
  • D. Joseph C. Tsai
    Joseph C. Tsai is a Taiwanese-Canadian billionaire businessman, co-founder and executive vice chairman of Alibaba Group, and principal owner of the Brooklyn Nets NBA franchise.
  • E. Phillip A. Sharp
    Phillip A. Sharp is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of RNA splicing and his long-standing research and leadership at MIT.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasDoctoralAdvisor
Context triple: [Karl Deisseroth, hasDoctoralAdvisor, Richard Tsien]
  • A. hasDoctoralProgram
    Indicates that an institution or academic unit offers and administers a doctoral-level degree program.
  • B. academicAdvisor chosen
    Indicates that one entity serves as the academic advisor, providing formal guidance and oversight on academic matters, to another entity.
  • C. hasFaculty
    Indicates that an institution or department possesses or is associated with one or more faculty members.
  • D. hasAcademicRank
    Indicates that an entity holds a specific academic rank or title within an educational or research institution.
  • E. hasAcademicAffiliation
    Indicates that an entity is formally associated with an academic institution, such as through employment, enrollment, or official collaboration.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a2e7f2ec648190b42bc7db424f8109 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ec1585648190943f1c698e9b2d81 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:22 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3fafb2df881909d5528acfb536ea8 completed March 1, 2026, 8:38 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3fd97f8c081908edec848116389a4 completed March 1, 2026, 8:49 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3fde3e8f481908c8032f8a7a61000 completed March 1, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2e96216048190873ae533fa5b864d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.