Triple
T56068
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Contact |
E1108
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCharacter |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Palmer Joss
Palmer Joss is a central character in Carl Sagan's science fiction novel "Contact," serving as a religious scholar and love interest who embodies the tension between faith and science.
|
E34109
|
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: Palmer Joss | Statement: [Contact, notableCharacter, Palmer Joss]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Palmer Joss Context triple: [Contact, notableCharacter, Palmer Joss]
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A.
John Carver
John Carver was a prominent early Pilgrim leader who became the first governor of Plymouth Colony after the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.
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B.
Pierce Anderson
Pierce Anderson was an American architect best known for his work with the firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, contributing to major Beaux-Arts and classical revival buildings in the early 20th century.
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C.
Eric Eldred
Eric Eldred is an American digital rights activist and publisher known for his work promoting free access to literature and for co-founding the Creative Commons movement.
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D.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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E.
Peder Sather
Peder Sather was a 19th-century Norwegian-born American banker and philanthropist known for his significant financial support of the University of California, Berkeley.
- 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: Palmer Joss Triple: [Contact, notableCharacter, Palmer Joss]
Generated description
Palmer Joss is a central character in Carl Sagan's science fiction novel "Contact," serving as a religious scholar and love interest who embodies the tension between faith and science.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Palmer Joss Target entity description: Palmer Joss is a central character in Carl Sagan's science fiction novel "Contact," serving as a religious scholar and love interest who embodies the tension between faith and science.
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A.
John Carver
John Carver was a prominent early Pilgrim leader who became the first governor of Plymouth Colony after the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.
-
B.
Pierce Anderson
Pierce Anderson was an American architect best known for his work with the firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, contributing to major Beaux-Arts and classical revival buildings in the early 20th century.
-
C.
Eric Eldred
Eric Eldred is an American digital rights activist and publisher known for his work promoting free access to literature and for co-founding the Creative Commons movement.
-
D.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
-
E.
Peder Sather
Peder Sather was a 19th-century Norwegian-born American banker and philanthropist known for his significant financial support of the University of California, Berkeley.
- 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_69a24b07f4a881909e32115e84da02a3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3860dc1448190a24e479d983d9fc6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a386981ed481908783b2de31c46f23 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3870030a481909c413058525afcfd |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:23 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.