Triple

T16817142
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Neil Turok E408781 entity
Predicate coAuthor P398 FINISHED
Object Burt Ovrut
Burt Ovrut is a theoretical physicist known for his work in string theory, M-theory, and early universe cosmology.
E1237632 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: Burt Ovrut | Statement: [Neil Turok, coAuthor, Burt Ovrut]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burt Ovrut
Context triple: [Neil Turok, coAuthor, Burt Ovrut]
  • A. John H. Schwarz
    John H. Schwarz is an American theoretical physicist best known as one of the founders of superstring theory and a pioneer in the development of string theory as a candidate for a unified theory of fundamental forces.
  • B. Sylvester James Gates Jr.
    Sylvester James Gates Jr. is an American theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory, as well as for his leadership and public advocacy for science and diversity in physics.
  • C. Neil Turok
    Neil Turok is a South African theoretical physicist known for his work in cosmology, including the cyclic model of the universe and his leadership at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
  • D. Michael Dine
    Michael Dine is an American theoretical physicist known for his influential work in particle physics and cosmology, particularly in supersymmetry, string theory, and early-universe baryogenesis.
  • E. Stanley Deser
    Stanley Deser is an American theoretical physicist renowned for his influential work in general relativity and quantum field theory, including co-developing supergravity.
  • 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: Burt Ovrut
Triple: [Neil Turok, coAuthor, Burt Ovrut]
Generated description
Burt Ovrut is a theoretical physicist known for his work in string theory, M-theory, and early universe cosmology.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burt Ovrut
Target entity description: Burt Ovrut is a theoretical physicist known for his work in string theory, M-theory, and early universe cosmology.
  • A. John H. Schwarz
    John H. Schwarz is an American theoretical physicist best known as one of the founders of superstring theory and a pioneer in the development of string theory as a candidate for a unified theory of fundamental forces.
  • B. Sylvester James Gates Jr.
    Sylvester James Gates Jr. is an American theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory, as well as for his leadership and public advocacy for science and diversity in physics.
  • C. Neil Turok
    Neil Turok is a South African theoretical physicist known for his work in cosmology, including the cyclic model of the universe and his leadership at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
  • D. Michael Dine
    Michael Dine is an American theoretical physicist known for his influential work in particle physics and cosmology, particularly in supersymmetry, string theory, and early-universe baryogenesis.
  • E. Stanley Deser
    Stanley Deser is an American theoretical physicist renowned for his influential work in general relativity and quantum field theory, including co-developing supergravity.
  • 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_69d88394566c8190b3dcbdc72935f7fa completed April 10, 2026, 4:59 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3b2e30cf48190a61936ba0a49df24 completed April 18, 2026, 4:35 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a00c29ea9fc81909087cdf28c9c9fc0 completed May 10, 2026, 5:38 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a00c345229481909d8c0b8a122266bb completed May 10, 2026, 5:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a00c42315448190aecedc58fa0b7319 completed May 10, 2026, 5:45 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:23 a.m.