Triple

T4734
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Carl Sagan E93 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object Carl
Carl is the given name of Carl Sagan, the renowned American astronomer, science communicator, and author.
 E2910 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: Carl | Statement: [Carl Sagan, givenName, Carl]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Carl
Context triple: [Carl Sagan, givenName, Carl]
  • A. Edwin
    Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "rich friend" or "prosperous friend."
  • B. Herbert
    Herbert is a masculine given name of Germanic origin that has been borne by various notable figures, including U.S. President Herbert Hoover.
  • C. Andrew
    Andrew is a masculine given name of Greek origin meaning "manly" or "brave," widely used in English-speaking countries and beyond.
  • D. Lee
    Lee is a given name shared by numerous individuals across different cultures and professions.
  • E. Harry
    Harry is the given name of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States who led the country through the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War.
  • 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: Carl
Triple: [Carl Sagan, givenName, Carl]
Generated description
Carl is the given name of Carl Sagan, the renowned American astronomer, science communicator, and author.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Carl
Target entity description: Carl is the given name of Carl Sagan, the renowned American astronomer, science communicator, and author.
  • A. Edwin
    Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "rich friend" or "prosperous friend."
  • B. Herbert
    Herbert is a masculine given name of Germanic origin that has been borne by various notable figures, including U.S. President Herbert Hoover.
  • C. Andrew
    Andrew is a masculine given name of Greek origin meaning "manly" or "brave," widely used in English-speaking countries and beyond.
  • D. Lee
    Lee is a given name shared by numerous individuals across different cultures and professions.
  • E. Harry
    Harry is the given name of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States who led the country through the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War.
  • 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_69a238d6b47881909e68288aed2fd858 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2399c646c8190b4977ed56b8835a8 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:41 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a24e51246c819098f53258d869ecde completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a250b213c881909381abc66f5ebe68 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a2515b915c8190b122de0025bd954f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:22 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:40 a.m.