Triple
T488159
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Lives of the Stars |
E9925
|
entity |
| Predicate | productionCompanyOfSeries |
P14048
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Carl Sagan Productions |
E39555
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Carl Sagan Productions | Statement: [The Lives of the Stars, productionCompanyOfSeries, Carl Sagan Productions]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl Sagan Productions Context triple: [The Lives of the Stars, productionCompanyOfSeries, Carl Sagan Productions]
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A.
Carl Sagan Productions
chosen
Carl Sagan Productions is a media company founded by astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan, best known for producing educational science content such as the landmark television series "Cosmos."
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B.
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a landmark 1980 science documentary television series that explores the universe, science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos, hosted and co-written by astronomer Carl Sagan.
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C.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 2014 science documentary television series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and the laws of nature using modern visual effects and storytelling.
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D.
The Planetary Society
The Planetary Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing space exploration, founded by Carl Sagan and now led by science educator Bill Nye.
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E.
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."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a2e802e2908190ab17c9479e0b6412 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f0df764481909811d9483dfbc4aa |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a47471e5ac8190acfed4803183f11a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:16 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.