Triple

T4795
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Carl Sagan E93 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator known for popularizing astronomy and hosting shows like "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey."
 E5484 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: Neil deGrasse Tyson | Statement: [Carl Sagan, influenced, Neil deGrasse Tyson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Context triple: [Carl Sagan, influenced, Neil deGrasse Tyson]
  • A. 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."
  • B. 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.
  • C. Freeman Dyson
    Freeman Dyson was a renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, and futurist writings.
  • D. Shirley Ann Jackson
    Shirley Ann Jackson is an American physicist and trailblazing academic leader renowned for her pioneering research in theoretical physics and for being one of the first Black women to earn a Ph.D. from MIT.
  • E. David Attenborough
    David Attenborough is a renowned British broadcaster and natural historian best known for his influential nature documentaries and contributions to public understanding of the natural world.
  • 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: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Triple: [Carl Sagan, influenced, Neil deGrasse Tyson]
Generated description
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator known for popularizing astronomy and hosting shows like "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Target entity description: Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator known for popularizing astronomy and hosting shows like "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey."
  • A. 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."
  • B. 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.
  • C. Freeman Dyson
    Freeman Dyson was a renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, and futurist writings.
  • D. Shirley Ann Jackson
    Shirley Ann Jackson is an American physicist and trailblazing academic leader renowned for her pioneering research in theoretical physics and for being one of the first Black women to earn a Ph.D. from MIT.
  • E. David Attenborough
    David Attenborough is a renowned British broadcaster and natural historian best known for his influential nature documentaries and contributions to public understanding of the natural world.
  • 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.