Triple
T512428
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nick Sagan |
E10635
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableFamily |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sagan family
The Sagan family is an American family best known for including renowned astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan and his writer son Nick Sagan.
|
E63806
|
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: Sagan family | Statement: [Nick Sagan, notableFamily, Sagan family]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sagan family Context triple: [Nick Sagan, notableFamily, Sagan family]
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A.
Sullivan family
The Sullivan family is a prominent New England sports family best known for owning the New England Patriots and playing a key role in the development of Foxboro Stadium.
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B.
Spieker family
The Spieker family is a philanthropic family known for its significant contributions to athletic and aquatic facilities, particularly in collegiate sports.
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C.
Johnson family
The Johnson family is an American business dynasty best known for its ownership of the New York Jets and its ties to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune.
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D.
Sununu family
The Sununu family is a prominent American political family from New Hampshire known for producing multiple high-profile Republican officeholders, including a governor and a White House chief of staff.
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E.
Fricke family
The Fricke family is a benefactor family associated with the University of California, Berkeley, whose philanthropy is commemorated through the naming of Levine-Fricke Field.
- 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: Sagan family Triple: [Nick Sagan, notableFamily, Sagan family]
Generated description
The Sagan family is an American family best known for including renowned astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan and his writer son Nick Sagan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sagan family Target entity description: The Sagan family is an American family best known for including renowned astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan and his writer son Nick Sagan.
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A.
Sullivan family
The Sullivan family is a prominent New England sports family best known for owning the New England Patriots and playing a key role in the development of Foxboro Stadium.
-
B.
Spieker family
The Spieker family is a philanthropic family known for its significant contributions to athletic and aquatic facilities, particularly in collegiate sports.
-
C.
Johnson family
The Johnson family is an American business dynasty best known for its ownership of the New York Jets and its ties to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune.
-
D.
Sununu family
The Sununu family is a prominent American political family from New Hampshire known for producing multiple high-profile Republican officeholders, including a governor and a White House chief of staff.
-
E.
Fricke family
The Fricke family is a benefactor family associated with the University of California, Berkeley, whose philanthropy is commemorated through the naming of Levine-Fricke Field.
- 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_69a2e84a0d08819087e01863fcd9abf1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f16768c081909d05537ff070868b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a49ebe662c8190acdbb8857283f7d1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a49fcbcae88190acc3e9d61658beba |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:21 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4a047b8548190ac9ba95983b06036 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:23 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.