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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.