Triple
T55950
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cosmos: A Personal Voyage |
E1106
|
entity |
| Predicate | coWriter |
P2389
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Steven Soter
Steven Soter is an American astrophysicist and science writer best known for co-writing the landmark television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" with Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
|
E16086
|
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: Steven Soter | Statement: [Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, coWriter, Steven Soter]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steven Soter Context triple: [Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, coWriter, Steven Soter]
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A.
Dorion Sagan
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.
Dr. Newton Geiszler
Dr. Newton Geiszler is an eccentric and brilliant kaiju-obsessed scientist who plays a key role in understanding and combating the monstrous threats in the Pacific Rim universe.
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C.
Detlev W. Bronk
Detlev W. Bronk was an influential American scientist and educator known as a pioneer of biophysics and a prominent leader in national science policy.
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D.
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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E.
Vera Rubin
Vera Rubin was an American astronomer whose pioneering work on galaxy rotation curves provided key evidence for the existence of dark matter.
- 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: Steven Soter Triple: [Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, coWriter, Steven Soter]
Generated description
Steven Soter is an American astrophysicist and science writer best known for co-writing the landmark television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" with Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steven Soter Target entity description: Steven Soter is an American astrophysicist and science writer best known for co-writing the landmark television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" with Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
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A.
Dorion Sagan
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.
Dr. Newton Geiszler
Dr. Newton Geiszler is an eccentric and brilliant kaiju-obsessed scientist who plays a key role in understanding and combating the monstrous threats in the Pacific Rim universe.
-
C.
Detlev W. Bronk
Detlev W. Bronk was an influential American scientist and educator known as a pioneer of biophysics and a prominent leader in national science policy.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
Vera Rubin
Vera Rubin was an American astronomer whose pioneering work on galaxy rotation curves provided key evidence for the existence of dark matter.
- 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_69a248adc5b48190aa8db9fb092fb28a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24ec4d84c81908d85a1e941dbcd19 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2b4b65e0881908e82b8e3a4bd3aa4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:26 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2b4ff2c408190899d7570fc0745bd |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2b55aa8e48190ab8f93e6230071e0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:28 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.