Triple
T4769
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Carl Sagan |
E93
|
entity |
| Predicate | awardReceived |
P11
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal
The NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal is NASA’s highest honor awarded to non-government individuals for exceptional contributions to the agency’s mission and the interests of the United States in aeronautics and space.
|
E2912
|
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: NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal | Statement: [Carl Sagan, awardReceived, NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal Context triple: [Carl Sagan, awardReceived, NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal]
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A.
National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is a prestigious United States presidential award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge and advancement.
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B.
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
The National Medal of Technology and Innovation is the United States’ highest honor for technological achievement, recognizing individuals, teams, and companies for outstanding contributions to the nation’s economic, environmental, and social well-being through innovation.
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C.
Congressional Gold Medal
The Congressional Gold Medal is one of the highest civilian honors in the United States, awarded by Congress to individuals or groups who have performed outstanding acts of service or achievement for the nation.
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D.
IEEE Medal of Honor
The IEEE Medal of Honor is the highest recognition bestowed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for exceptional contributions to electrical, electronics, and computer engineering and related fields.
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E.
Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering award that honors outstanding civic and humanitarian service by engineers.
- 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: NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal Triple: [Carl Sagan, awardReceived, NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal]
Generated description
The NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal is NASA’s highest honor awarded to non-government individuals for exceptional contributions to the agency’s mission and the interests of the United States in aeronautics and space.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal Target entity description: The NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal is NASA’s highest honor awarded to non-government individuals for exceptional contributions to the agency’s mission and the interests of the United States in aeronautics and space.
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A.
National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is a prestigious United States presidential award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge and advancement.
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B.
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
The National Medal of Technology and Innovation is the United States’ highest honor for technological achievement, recognizing individuals, teams, and companies for outstanding contributions to the nation’s economic, environmental, and social well-being through innovation.
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C.
Congressional Gold Medal
The Congressional Gold Medal is one of the highest civilian honors in the United States, awarded by Congress to individuals or groups who have performed outstanding acts of service or achievement for the nation.
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D.
IEEE Medal of Honor
The IEEE Medal of Honor is the highest recognition bestowed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for exceptional contributions to electrical, electronics, and computer engineering and related fields.
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E.
Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering award that honors outstanding civic and humanitarian service by engineers.
- 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.