Triple

T4742
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Carl Sagan E93 entity
Predicate placeOfDeath P21 FINISHED
Object Seattle, Washington, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States is a major Pacific Northwest city known for its tech industry, vibrant cultural scene, and iconic landmarks like the Space Needle.
E1640 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: Seattle, Washington, United States | Statement: [Carl Sagan, placeOfDeath, Seattle, Washington, United States]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seattle, Washington, United States
Context triple: [Carl Sagan, placeOfDeath, Seattle, Washington, United States]
  • A. Portland, Oregon, United States
    Portland, Oregon, United States is a major Pacific Northwest city known for its vibrant arts scene, progressive culture, and lush natural surroundings.
  • B. Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States, serving as the nation’s political center and home to its federal government institutions.
  • C. Everett, Massachusetts, United States
    Everett, Massachusetts, United States, is a small industrial city just north of Boston known historically for its manufacturing base and as the birthplace of influential engineer and science administrator Vannevar Bush.
  • D. San Francisco
    San Francisco is a major coastal city in Northern California known for its hilly landscape, iconic Golden Gate Bridge, and role as a historic center of technology and counterculture.
  • E. Atherton, California, United States
    Atherton, California, United States is an affluent, primarily residential town in Silicon Valley known for its large estates and status as one of the wealthiest communities in the country.
  • 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: Seattle, Washington, United States
Triple: [Carl Sagan, placeOfDeath, Seattle, Washington, United States]
Generated description
Seattle, Washington, United States is a major Pacific Northwest city known for its tech industry, vibrant cultural scene, and iconic landmarks like the Space Needle.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seattle, Washington, United States
Target entity description: Seattle, Washington, United States is a major Pacific Northwest city known for its tech industry, vibrant cultural scene, and iconic landmarks like the Space Needle.
  • A. Portland, Oregon, United States
    Portland, Oregon, United States is a major Pacific Northwest city known for its vibrant arts scene, progressive culture, and lush natural surroundings.
  • B. Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States, serving as the nation’s political center and home to its federal government institutions.
  • C. Everett, Massachusetts, United States
    Everett, Massachusetts, United States, is a small industrial city just north of Boston known historically for its manufacturing base and as the birthplace of influential engineer and science administrator Vannevar Bush.
  • D. San Francisco
    San Francisco is a major coastal city in Northern California known for its hilly landscape, iconic Golden Gate Bridge, and role as a historic center of technology and counterculture.
  • E. Atherton, California, United States
    Atherton, California, United States is an affluent, primarily residential town in Silicon Valley known for its large estates and status as one of the wealthiest communities in the country.
  • 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_69a248d5b92481909a846984a8639067 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a24b7dd264819084b601cf7a4557ff completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:57 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a24c05ab408190a7f3ece62f39977d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:59 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:40 a.m.