Triple
T4387370
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | SETI Institute |
E99276
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableScientist |
P602
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Seth Shostak
Seth Shostak is an American astronomer and science communicator best known for his leadership in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and his long-time work with the SETI Institute.
|
E439471
|
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: Seth Shostak | Statement: [SETI Institute, notableScientist, Seth Shostak]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seth Shostak Context triple: [SETI Institute, notableScientist, Seth Shostak]
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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.
J. Allen Hynek
J. Allen Hynek was an American astronomer and pioneering ufologist best known for developing the "Close Encounters" classification system for UFO sightings and for serving as a scientific advisor on U.S. Air Force UFO projects.
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C.
Jill Tarter
Jill Tarter is an American astronomer best known as a pioneering leader in the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
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D.
Neil Gehrels
Neil Gehrels was an influential American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in gamma-ray astronomy and leadership of major space observatory missions.
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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: Seth Shostak Triple: [SETI Institute, notableScientist, Seth Shostak]
Generated description
Seth Shostak is an American astronomer and science communicator best known for his leadership in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and his long-time work with the SETI Institute.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seth Shostak Target entity description: Seth Shostak is an American astronomer and science communicator best known for his leadership in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and his long-time work with the SETI Institute.
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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.
-
B.
J. Allen Hynek
J. Allen Hynek was an American astronomer and pioneering ufologist best known for developing the "Close Encounters" classification system for UFO sightings and for serving as a scientific advisor on U.S. Air Force UFO projects.
-
C.
Jill Tarter
Jill Tarter is an American astronomer best known as a pioneering leader in the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
-
D.
Neil Gehrels
Neil Gehrels was an influential American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in gamma-ray astronomy and leadership of major space observatory missions.
-
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_69b3454f739481909ff6c28331f0c0b9 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b352804be88190ab188ac0dde1ac1e |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b6135919d08190abab3858ff01bf11 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 2:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b614371b2081909fabb88f2993dd29 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 2:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b6155a57c08190bbf2e88f95cede16 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:19 p.m.