Triple
T490967
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dorion Sagan |
E9987
|
entity |
| Predicate | coauthor |
P2389
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tyler Volk
Tyler Volk is an American biologist, author, and professor known for his work on biosphere science, global ecology, and the evolution of complex systems.
|
E72211
|
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: Tyler Volk | Statement: [Dorion Sagan, coauthor, Tyler Volk]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tyler Volk Context triple: [Dorion Sagan, coauthor, Tyler Volk]
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A.
Kyle Vogt
Kyle Vogt is an American entrepreneur and engineer best known as the co-founder and former CEO of the self-driving car company Cruise and earlier as a co-founder of the live-streaming platform Twitch.
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B.
Dylan Highsmith
Dylan Highsmith is a film editor best known for his work on major action and science-fiction movies, including Pacific Rim: Uprising.
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C.
Jason Hudson
Jason Hudson was the brother of singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, tragically murdered in a widely publicized 2008 family shooting in Chicago.
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D.
Evan Washburn
Evan Washburn is an American sports reporter best known as a sideline correspondent for CBS’s NFL coverage, including major events like the Super Bowl.
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E.
Matthew Nelson
Matthew Nelson is an American musician best known as one half of the twin brother rock duo Nelson and as a son of rock and roll star Ricky Nelson.
- 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: Tyler Volk Triple: [Dorion Sagan, coauthor, Tyler Volk]
Generated description
Tyler Volk is an American biologist, author, and professor known for his work on biosphere science, global ecology, and the evolution of complex systems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tyler Volk Target entity description: Tyler Volk is an American biologist, author, and professor known for his work on biosphere science, global ecology, and the evolution of complex systems.
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A.
Kyle Vogt
Kyle Vogt is an American entrepreneur and engineer best known as the co-founder and former CEO of the self-driving car company Cruise and earlier as a co-founder of the live-streaming platform Twitch.
-
B.
Dylan Highsmith
Dylan Highsmith is a film editor best known for his work on major action and science-fiction movies, including Pacific Rim: Uprising.
-
C.
Jason Hudson
Jason Hudson was the brother of singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, tragically murdered in a widely publicized 2008 family shooting in Chicago.
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D.
Evan Washburn
Evan Washburn is an American sports reporter best known as a sideline correspondent for CBS’s NFL coverage, including major events like the Super Bowl.
-
E.
Matthew Nelson
Matthew Nelson is an American musician best known as one half of the twin brother rock duo Nelson and as a son of rock and roll star Ricky Nelson.
- 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_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_69a501b9767c8190a3449503fa372c64 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 3:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5042b2dec81909660d83b5d472392 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 3:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a504bef61c8190a83f8b2cb356be29 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 3:32 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.