Triple
T56487
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal |
E1117
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Randi
James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician and prominent skeptic best known for debunking paranormal and pseudoscientific claims through rigorous scientific investigation and public challenges.
|
E6348
|
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: James Randi | Statement: [Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, foundedBy, James Randi]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Randi Context triple: [Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, foundedBy, James Randi]
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A.
Paul Kurtz
Paul Kurtz was an American philosopher and prominent secular humanist who became a leading advocate of scientific skepticism and critical inquiry into paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
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B.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator known for popularizing astronomy and hosting shows like "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey."
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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."
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D.
Erich Neumann
Erich Neumann was a German economist and Nazi official who held senior positions in the Third Reich’s economic administration and participated in high-level policy meetings during World War II.
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E.
Linda Salzman Sagan
Linda Salzman Sagan is an American artist and writer best known for co-designing the Pioneer plaque and contributing to other interstellar message projects alongside Carl Sagan.
- 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: James Randi Triple: [Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, foundedBy, James Randi]
Generated description
James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician and prominent skeptic best known for debunking paranormal and pseudoscientific claims through rigorous scientific investigation and public challenges.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Randi Target entity description: James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician and prominent skeptic best known for debunking paranormal and pseudoscientific claims through rigorous scientific investigation and public challenges.
-
A.
Paul Kurtz
Paul Kurtz was an American philosopher and prominent secular humanist who became a leading advocate of scientific skepticism and critical inquiry into paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
-
B.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator known for popularizing astronomy and hosting shows like "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey."
-
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.
Erich Neumann
Erich Neumann was a German economist and Nazi official who held senior positions in the Third Reich’s economic administration and participated in high-level policy meetings during World War II.
-
E.
Linda Salzman Sagan
Linda Salzman Sagan is an American artist and writer best known for co-designing the Pioneer plaque and contributing to other interstellar message projects alongside Carl Sagan.
- 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_69a25ab7ec3881909356c659f4664fb8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a25ba79ab881909fa4570aa2acf402 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a25c28192081909853f2833f1472ef |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:08 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.