Triple
T9946158
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kean |
E195208
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sam Kean
Sam Kean is an American science writer known for his popular books that explore the history and human stories behind chemistry, physics, and the brain.
|
E830135
|
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: Sam Kean | Statement: [Kean, hasNotableBearer, Sam Kean]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Kean Context triple: [Kean, hasNotableBearer, Sam Kean]
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A.
Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer is an American science writer and journalist renowned for his accessible and insightful books and articles on biology, evolution, and genetics.
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B.
Dava Sobel
Dava Sobel is an American science writer and former New York Times science reporter best known for popular history-of-science books such as "Longitude" and "Galileo's Daughter."
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C.
Jeffrey Kluger
Jeffrey Kluger is an American science and technology journalist and author best known for co-writing the book about the Apollo 13 mission that inspired the film adaptation.
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D.
Lauran Paine
Lauran Paine was an American author best known for his prolific output of Western novels, many published under various pseudonyms and adapted for film.
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E.
Jerry Coyne
Jerry Coyne is an American evolutionary biologist and outspoken critic of religion, best known for his work on speciation and his popular science book "Why Evolution Is True."
- 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: Sam Kean Triple: [Kean, hasNotableBearer, Sam Kean]
Generated description
Sam Kean is an American science writer known for his popular books that explore the history and human stories behind chemistry, physics, and the brain.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Kean Target entity description: Sam Kean is an American science writer known for his popular books that explore the history and human stories behind chemistry, physics, and the brain.
-
A.
Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer is an American science writer and journalist renowned for his accessible and insightful books and articles on biology, evolution, and genetics.
-
B.
Dava Sobel
Dava Sobel is an American science writer and former New York Times science reporter best known for popular history-of-science books such as "Longitude" and "Galileo's Daughter."
-
C.
Jeffrey Kluger
Jeffrey Kluger is an American science and technology journalist and author best known for co-writing the book about the Apollo 13 mission that inspired the film adaptation.
-
D.
Lauran Paine
Lauran Paine was an American author best known for his prolific output of Western novels, many published under various pseudonyms and adapted for film.
-
E.
Jerry Coyne
Jerry Coyne is an American evolutionary biologist and outspoken critic of religion, best known for his work on speciation and his popular science book "Why Evolution Is True."
- 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_69ca82e96a108190932bd1fc4acd73a0 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb655fba0819084a1e757b68c25d4 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d2292257bc8190b3a15de60d7c9ba2 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 9:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d229b3b200819083aa90f64eaec9e8 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 9:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d22a2d14fc8190b2493ce571811d43 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 9:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:45 p.m.