Triple

T11505372
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Princeton University Observatory E272768 entity
Predicate hasNotableMember P304 FINISHED
Object J. Richard Gott
J. Richard Gott is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist known for his work on general relativity, cosmic strings, and the topology and fate of the universe.
E929792 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: J. Richard Gott | Statement: [Princeton University Observatory, hasNotableMember, J. Richard Gott]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Richard Gott
Context triple: [Princeton University Observatory, hasNotableMember, J. Richard Gott]
  • A. Owen Gingerich
    Owen Gingerich was an American astronomer and historian of science known for his influential research on Copernicus and the history of early modern astronomy.
  • B. Joseph Randall Shapiro
    Joseph Randall Shapiro was an American art collector and philanthropist best known for establishing the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
  • C. Eric W. Kaler
    Eric W. Kaler is an American chemical engineer and academic leader who has served as president of multiple major research universities.
  • D. David L. Goodstein
    David L. Goodstein is an American physicist and educator known for his work in condensed matter physics, science education, and authorship of popular science books.
  • E. David Alan Stevenson
    David Alan Stevenson was a prominent Scottish civil engineer and lighthouse designer from the famous Stevenson family, responsible for many lighthouses around the Scottish coast in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • 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: J. Richard Gott
Triple: [Princeton University Observatory, hasNotableMember, J. Richard Gott]
Generated description
J. Richard Gott is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist known for his work on general relativity, cosmic strings, and the topology and fate of the universe.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Richard Gott
Target entity description: J. Richard Gott is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist known for his work on general relativity, cosmic strings, and the topology and fate of the universe.
  • A. Owen Gingerich
    Owen Gingerich was an American astronomer and historian of science known for his influential research on Copernicus and the history of early modern astronomy.
  • B. Joseph Randall Shapiro
    Joseph Randall Shapiro was an American art collector and philanthropist best known for establishing the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
  • C. Eric W. Kaler
    Eric W. Kaler is an American chemical engineer and academic leader who has served as president of multiple major research universities.
  • D. David L. Goodstein
    David L. Goodstein is an American physicist and educator known for his work in condensed matter physics, science education, and authorship of popular science books.
  • E. David Alan Stevenson
    David Alan Stevenson was a prominent Scottish civil engineer and lighthouse designer from the famous Stevenson family, responsible for many lighthouses around the Scottish coast in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • 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_69d6aae2c3748190bed2ea50dfb160dc completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d86db2f4b08190801de1b773932f59 completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e624e6e5b88190a2c64dcea1d7791b completed April 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e62cf224f881908badcdab6aea1aef completed April 20, 2026, 1:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e663ffedfc8190a2b51995c62d1e6b completed April 20, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m.