Triple
T4777
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Carl Sagan |
E93
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entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan is an American writer and producer best known for co-writing the original "Cosmos" television series and continuing Carl Sagan’s legacy in popularizing science and astronomy.
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E5483
|
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: Ann Druyan | Statement: [Carl Sagan, spouse, Ann Druyan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ann Druyan Context triple: [Carl Sagan, spouse, Ann Druyan]
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A.
Linda Salzman Sagan
Linda Salzman Sagan is an American artist and writer best known for co-designing the Pioneer plaque and contributing to other interstellar message projects alongside Carl Sagan.
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B.
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator best known for popularizing science through works like the book and television series "Cosmos."
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C.
Lynn Margulis
Lynn Margulis was an influential American biologist best known for developing the endosymbiotic theory, which revolutionized understanding of the origin of eukaryotic cells.
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D.
Sally Kornbluth
Sally Kornbluth is an American cell biologist and academic leader who became the 18th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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E.
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell is an American microbiologist and former director of the National Science Foundation renowned for her pioneering research on cholera and environmental microbiology.
- 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: Ann Druyan Triple: [Carl Sagan, spouse, Ann Druyan]
Generated description
Ann Druyan is an American writer and producer best known for co-writing the original "Cosmos" television series and continuing Carl Sagan’s legacy in popularizing science and astronomy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ann Druyan Target entity description: Ann Druyan is an American writer and producer best known for co-writing the original "Cosmos" television series and continuing Carl Sagan’s legacy in popularizing science and astronomy.
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A.
Linda Salzman Sagan
Linda Salzman Sagan is an American artist and writer best known for co-designing the Pioneer plaque and contributing to other interstellar message projects alongside Carl Sagan.
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B.
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator best known for popularizing science through works like the book and television series "Cosmos."
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C.
Lynn Margulis
Lynn Margulis was an influential American biologist best known for developing the endosymbiotic theory, which revolutionized understanding of the origin of eukaryotic cells.
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D.
Sally Kornbluth
Sally Kornbluth is an American cell biologist and academic leader who became the 18th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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E.
Irin Carmon
Irin Carmon is a journalist and author best known for co-writing the biography "Notorious RBG" about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
- 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_69a25528aa18819088213f16547924ca |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:38 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2569c52808190acb928405528d174 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2575b51188190b8fce6ea4e424ce1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:40 a.m.