Triple

T490968
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dorion Sagan E9987 entity
Predicate coauthor P2389 FINISHED
Object John H. Brockman
John H. Brockman is a literary agent, author, and founder of the Edge Foundation, known for promoting and publishing works at the intersection of science, technology, and culture.
 E97175 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: John H. Brockman | Statement: [Dorion Sagan, coauthor, John H. Brockman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John H. Brockman
Context triple: [Dorion Sagan, coauthor, John H. Brockman]
  • A. Paul G. Hoffman
    Paul G. Hoffman was an American automobile executive and public administrator best known for leading post–World War II European recovery efforts and later serving in prominent roles at the United Nations.
  • B. David L. Goodstein
    David L. Goodstein is an American physicist and educator known for his work in condensed matter physics, science education, and authorship of popular science books.
  • C. Sanford Rothenberg
    Sanford Rothenberg was the second husband of actress Fay Wray, known primarily for his marriage to the iconic King Kong star.
  • D. Bernard M. Gordon
    Bernard M. Gordon is an American engineer, inventor, and philanthropist known for pioneering work in high-speed analog-to-digital conversion and for major contributions to engineering education.
  • E. Neil Goldman
    Neil Goldman is a recurring nerdy, socially awkward teenage character in the animated TV series "Family Guy," often portrayed as infatuated with Meg Griffin.
  • 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: John H. Brockman
Triple: [Dorion Sagan, coauthor, John H. Brockman]
Generated description
John H. Brockman is a literary agent, author, and founder of the Edge Foundation, known for promoting and publishing works at the intersection of science, technology, and culture.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John H. Brockman
Target entity description: John H. Brockman is a literary agent, author, and founder of the Edge Foundation, known for promoting and publishing works at the intersection of science, technology, and culture.
  • A. Paul G. Hoffman
    Paul G. Hoffman was an American automobile executive and public administrator best known for leading post–World War II European recovery efforts and later serving in prominent roles at the United Nations.
  • B. David L. Goodstein
    David L. Goodstein is an American physicist and educator known for his work in condensed matter physics, science education, and authorship of popular science books.
  • C. Sanford Rothenberg
    Sanford Rothenberg was the second husband of actress Fay Wray, known primarily for his marriage to the iconic King Kong star.
  • D. Bernard M. Gordon
    Bernard M. Gordon is an American engineer, inventor, and philanthropist known for pioneering work in high-speed analog-to-digital conversion and for major contributions to engineering education.
  • E. Neil Goldman
    Neil Goldman is a recurring nerdy, socially awkward teenage character in the animated TV series "Family Guy," often portrayed as infatuated with Meg Griffin.
  • 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_69a76d6571588190b1f328e7b10b627c completed March 3, 2026, 11:23 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a78ce2d3608190af4f38768b6ef95e completed March 4, 2026, 1:37 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a78d84ccd08190aaa86a0adbd993a0 completed March 4, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.