Triple

T56356
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject SETI E1114 entity
Predicate pioneeredBy P104 FINISHED
Object Frank Drake
Frank Drake was an American astronomer and astrophysicist best known for formulating the Drake Equation to estimate the number of communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy.
E20721 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Frank Drake | Statement: [SETI, pioneeredBy, Frank Drake]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Drake
Context triple: [SETI, pioneeredBy, Frank Drake]
  • A. Walter Baade
    Walter Baade was a German astronomer whose work on variable stars and the structure of the Milky Way led to a major revision of the cosmic distance scale and our understanding of the universe’s size and age.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Carl Sagan
    Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator best known for popularizing science through works like the book and television series "Cosmos."
  • D. Vera Rubin
    Vera Rubin was an American astronomer whose pioneering work on galaxy rotation curves provided key evidence for the existence of dark matter.
  • E. 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.
  • 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: Frank Drake
Triple: [SETI, pioneeredBy, Frank Drake]
Generated description
Frank Drake was an American astronomer and astrophysicist best known for formulating the Drake Equation to estimate the number of communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Drake
Target entity description: Frank Drake was an American astronomer and astrophysicist best known for formulating the Drake Equation to estimate the number of communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy.
  • A. Walter Baade
    Walter Baade was a German astronomer whose work on variable stars and the structure of the Milky Way led to a major revision of the cosmic distance scale and our understanding of the universe’s size and age.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Carl Sagan
    Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator best known for popularizing science through works like the book and television series "Cosmos."
  • D. Vera Rubin
    Vera Rubin was an American astronomer whose pioneering work on galaxy rotation curves provided key evidence for the existence of dark matter.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: pioneeredBy
Context triple: [SETI, pioneeredBy, Frank Drake]
  • A. wasInventedBy
    Indicates that something (typically an object, concept, or process) was created or brought into existence by a particular inventor or originator.
  • B. discoveredBy
    Indicates that something was found, identified, or brought to light through the efforts or actions of a particular agent.
  • C. designedBy
    Indicates that one entity is the creator, planner, or architect responsible for the form or structure of another entity.
  • D. founder chosen
    Indicates that an entity established, created, or started another entity such as an organization, institution, or company.
  • E. initiatedBy
    Indicates that an action, event, or process was started or set in motion by a particular entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a24b915c9881908c798f4dacb39f1d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:57 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a2e0f1571481908459c38b1e949b3f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a2e15171a4819089800605a3c34491 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a2e1e22aa88190b0e97137f07054ba completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:38 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a24ac6799c8190b508933acc0a4c7d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:54 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.