Triple

T11583746
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject High-z Supernova Search Team E274696 entity
Predicate keyPerson P256 FINISHED
Object R. Chris Smith
R. Chris Smith is an astronomer known for his leadership and contributions to observational cosmology, particularly through his work with the High-z Supernova Search Team studying distant supernovae to probe the expansion of the universe.
E935932 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: R. Chris Smith | Statement: [High-z Supernova Search Team, keyPerson, R. Chris Smith]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. Chris Smith
Context triple: [High-z Supernova Search Team, keyPerson, R. Chris Smith]
  • A. Brian D. Smith
    Brian D. Smith is a screenwriter known for collaborating on film and television projects, including co-writing work with Carey Van Dyke.
  • B. Chris Smith
    Chris Smith is a long-serving Republican U.S. Representative from New Jersey known for his work on human rights and veterans’ issues.
  • C. Brian J. Smith
    Brian J. Smith is an American actor best known for his role as Will Gorski in the science fiction series Sense8 and for his work in television, film, and theater.
  • D. Jim Smith
    Jim Smith was an English football manager best known for his influential spell in charge of Derby County and a long career managing numerous clubs in the English leagues.
  • E. Sean F. Cox
    Sean F. Cox is an American federal judge who serves as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  • 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: R. Chris Smith
Triple: [High-z Supernova Search Team, keyPerson, R. Chris Smith]
Generated description
R. Chris Smith is an astronomer known for his leadership and contributions to observational cosmology, particularly through his work with the High-z Supernova Search Team studying distant supernovae to probe the expansion of the universe.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. Chris Smith
Target entity description: R. Chris Smith is an astronomer known for his leadership and contributions to observational cosmology, particularly through his work with the High-z Supernova Search Team studying distant supernovae to probe the expansion of the universe.
  • A. Brian D. Smith
    Brian D. Smith is a screenwriter known for collaborating on film and television projects, including co-writing work with Carey Van Dyke.
  • B. Chris Smith
    Chris Smith is a long-serving Republican U.S. Representative from New Jersey known for his work on human rights and veterans’ issues.
  • C. Brian J. Smith
    Brian J. Smith is an American actor best known for his role as Will Gorski in the science fiction series Sense8 and for his work in television, film, and theater.
  • D. Jim Smith
    Jim Smith was an English football manager best known for his influential spell in charge of Derby County and a long career managing numerous clubs in the English leagues.
  • E. Sean F. Cox
    Sean F. Cox is an American federal judge who serves as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  • 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_69d6aae6b14c81908dc5a74bad7591f9 completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d8904db5748190ae5f10ae86ccdf46 completed April 10, 2026, 5:53 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e8a78d80448190a93ca0ebfbd7e3a4 completed April 22, 2026, 10:48 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e8af93e07c8190aecb040cac6db146 completed April 22, 2026, 11:23 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ee5b254a2081909cba97a6ecb10601 completed April 26, 2026, 6:36 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:38 p.m.