Triple

T7272829
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tau Ceti e E161146 entity
Predicate discoveredBy P412 FINISHED
Object Paul Butler
Paul Butler is an American astronomer and exoplanet hunter renowned for his pioneering work in detecting planets around nearby stars using high-precision radial velocity measurements.
 E653627 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: Paul Butler | Statement: [Tau Ceti e, discoveredBy, Paul Butler]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Paul Butler
Context triple: [Tau Ceti e, discoveredBy, Paul Butler]
  • A. Michael C. Butler
    Michael C. Butler is a cinematographer best known for his work on the blockbuster sequel film "Jaws 2."
  • B. Paul Kahn
    Paul Kahn is a notable individual whose specific public recognition or field of prominence is not clearly identifiable from the given information.
  • C. Paul Goldstein
    Paul Goldstein is a prominent American legal scholar and author, best known for his influential work in intellectual property and copyright law.
  • D. Sean Harris
    Sean Harris is a British actor known for his intense character roles in film and television, including his portrayal of the android-hating geologist Fifield in the science fiction film "Prometheus."
  • E. Gregory Nussbaum
    Gregory Nussbaum is a film editor known for his work on the 2008 comic-book adaptation "The Spirit."
  • 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: Paul Butler
Triple: [Tau Ceti e, discoveredBy, Paul Butler]
Generated description
Paul Butler is an American astronomer and exoplanet hunter renowned for his pioneering work in detecting planets around nearby stars using high-precision radial velocity measurements.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Paul Butler
Target entity description: Paul Butler is an American astronomer and exoplanet hunter renowned for his pioneering work in detecting planets around nearby stars using high-precision radial velocity measurements.
  • A. Michael C. Butler
    Michael C. Butler is a cinematographer best known for his work on the blockbuster sequel film "Jaws 2."
  • B. Paul Kahn
    Paul Kahn is a notable individual whose specific public recognition or field of prominence is not clearly identifiable from the given information.
  • C. Paul Goldstein
    Paul Goldstein is a prominent American legal scholar and author, best known for his influential work in intellectual property and copyright law.
  • D. Sean Harris
    Sean Harris is a British actor known for his intense character roles in film and television, including his portrayal of the android-hating geologist Fifield in the science fiction film "Prometheus."
  • E. Gregory Nussbaum
    Gregory Nussbaum is a film editor known for his work on the 2008 comic-book adaptation "The Spirit."
  • 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_69c6885181008190b419040e22939c7c completed March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6eb0c68d0819081b2aebba19bf3e8 completed March 27, 2026, 8:39 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7db2936dc8190aed38888bb5e47b8 completed March 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7df512bac81909e7c413302afd4ea completed March 28, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7dfcdc3908190a7e5bf653b87ed00 completed March 28, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:58 p.m.