Triple

T16001439
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Brian Schmidt E388101 entity
Predicate doctoralAdvisor P167 FINISHED
Object Robert Kirshner
Robert Kirshner is an American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work on supernovae and the accelerating expansion of the universe, as well as for mentoring future Nobel laureates.
E1191631 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: Robert Kirshner | Statement: [Brian Schmidt, doctoralAdvisor, Robert Kirshner]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Kirshner
Context triple: [Brian Schmidt, doctoralAdvisor, Robert Kirshner]
  • A. Sheldon Kirshner
    Sheldon Kirshner is a Canadian journalist and writer known for his work on Jewish affairs and Middle Eastern politics.
  • B. David Kershner
    David Kershner is the son of American film director Irvin Kershner, known for his work in the movie industry.
  • C. Bruce Kunkel
    Bruce Kunkel is an American musician best known as an early member of the country-rock and folk ensemble the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
  • D. Jonathan Hadary
    Jonathan Hadary is an American stage and screen actor known for his work in Broadway productions and various film and television roles.
  • E. David A. Newman
    David A. Newman is a screenwriter known for co-writing the hit romantic comedy film "Think Like a Man," adapted from Steve Harvey’s bestselling book.
  • 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: Robert Kirshner
Triple: [Brian Schmidt, doctoralAdvisor, Robert Kirshner]
Generated description
Robert Kirshner is an American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work on supernovae and the accelerating expansion of the universe, as well as for mentoring future Nobel laureates.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Kirshner
Target entity description: Robert Kirshner is an American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work on supernovae and the accelerating expansion of the universe, as well as for mentoring future Nobel laureates.
  • A. Sheldon Kirshner
    Sheldon Kirshner is a Canadian journalist and writer known for his work on Jewish affairs and Middle Eastern politics.
  • B. David Kershner
    David Kershner is the son of American film director Irvin Kershner, known for his work in the movie industry.
  • C. Bruce Kunkel
    Bruce Kunkel is an American musician best known as an early member of the country-rock and folk ensemble the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
  • D. Jonathan Hadary
    Jonathan Hadary is an American stage and screen actor known for his work in Broadway productions and various film and television roles.
  • E. David A. Newman
    David A. Newman is a screenwriter known for co-writing the hit romantic comedy film "Think Like a Man," adapted from Steve Harvey’s bestselling book.
  • 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_69d86daa562c81908aacc179c0fe8fb5 completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e157fc6f308190b1ff8f81a976c494 completed April 16, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ffdbca65a4819090109589dba7f7a9 completed May 10, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ffdd1164d88190abece2de2dc3dc26 completed May 10, 2026, 1:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ffdd564ac8819094d154b8ee12406f completed May 10, 2026, 1:20 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:55 a.m.