Triple
T490946
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dorion Sagan |
E9987
|
entity |
| Predicate | name |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Dorion Sagan |
E9987
|
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: Dorion Sagan | Statement: [Dorion Sagan, name, Dorion Sagan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dorion Sagan Context triple: [Dorion Sagan, name, Dorion Sagan]
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A.
Dorion Sagan
chosen
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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B.
Nicholas Sagan
Nicholas Sagan is the son of science communicator Ann Druyan and famed astronomer Carl Sagan.
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C.
Nick Sagan
Nick Sagan is an American science fiction writer and screenwriter, known for his work on television series like Star Trek and for being the son of astronomer Carl Sagan.
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D.
Mark Ciardi
Mark Ciardi is an American film producer and former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for producing inspirational sports and historical dramas such as "The Rookie," "Miracle," and "Chappaquiddick."
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E.
Bruce T. Draine
Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
- 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_69a2f0e22a308190b04d12974fd08a38 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5914232c481909a39cd3373e3c6c9 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1:31 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.