Triple
T1796615
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Richard Dawkins Award |
E39617
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sam Harris
Sam Harris is an American author, neuroscientist, and prominent atheist thinker known for his writings and podcasts on religion, morality, and rational inquiry.
|
E203104
|
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 Harris | Statement: [Richard Dawkins Award, notableRecipient, Sam Harris]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Harris Context triple: [Richard Dawkins Award, notableRecipient, Sam Harris]
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A.
Michael Shermer
Michael Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, and founder of *Skeptic* magazine, known for promoting scientific skepticism and critical thinking about paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
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B.
John B. West
John B. West was an American legal publisher and entrepreneur best known for founding the company that became a dominant provider of legal case reporters and research tools in the United States.
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C.
John Harris
John Harris is a fictional character known primarily as the husband of Bernadine Harris in the story.
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D.
Paul Kurtz
Paul Kurtz was an American philosopher and prominent secular humanist who became a leading advocate of scientific skepticism and critical inquiry into paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
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E.
Jason Hart
Jason Hart is a former American professional basketball player who later became a college coach.
- 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 Harris Triple: [Richard Dawkins Award, notableRecipient, Sam Harris]
Generated description
Sam Harris is an American author, neuroscientist, and prominent atheist thinker known for his writings and podcasts on religion, morality, and rational inquiry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Harris Target entity description: Sam Harris is an American author, neuroscientist, and prominent atheist thinker known for his writings and podcasts on religion, morality, and rational inquiry.
-
A.
Michael Shermer
Michael Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, and founder of *Skeptic* magazine, known for promoting scientific skepticism and critical thinking about paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
-
B.
John B. West
John B. West was an American legal publisher and entrepreneur best known for founding the company that became a dominant provider of legal case reporters and research tools in the United States.
-
C.
John Harris
John Harris is a fictional character known primarily as the husband of Bernadine Harris in the story.
-
D.
Paul Kurtz
Paul Kurtz was an American philosopher and prominent secular humanist who became a leading advocate of scientific skepticism and critical inquiry into paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
-
E.
Jason Hart
Jason Hart is a former American professional basketball player who later became a college coach.
- 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_69a88632aa588190ba3978fde0db5bbd |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa653ef7f481908226ff71afca672a |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adbf54330c81908046b519a0297760 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adbff135188190908058a2e2d41a1e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:29 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adc0832cd881909702f380412702d5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.