Triple
T1855391
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lucy Hawking |
E41689
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Christophe Galfard
Christophe Galfard is a French theoretical physicist and science communicator known for his popular science books and collaborations that make complex physics accessible to general audiences.
|
E207540
|
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: Christophe Galfard | Statement: [Lucy Hawking, coAuthor, Christophe Galfard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christophe Galfard Context triple: [Lucy Hawking, coAuthor, Christophe Galfard]
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A.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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B.
John D. Barrow
John D. Barrow was a British cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and popular science author known for his influential work on the anthropic principle and the mathematical structure of the universe.
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C.
Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart is a British mathematician and prolific popular science writer known for his engaging books and articles on mathematics and its applications.
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D.
David C. Acheson
David C. Acheson is an American lawyer and former government official who served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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E.
Nicholas Beauman
Nicholas Beauman is a British editor and publisher known for championing and reissuing neglected literary works, particularly through the imprint Persephone Books.
- 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: Christophe Galfard Triple: [Lucy Hawking, coAuthor, Christophe Galfard]
Generated description
Christophe Galfard is a French theoretical physicist and science communicator known for his popular science books and collaborations that make complex physics accessible to general audiences.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christophe Galfard Target entity description: Christophe Galfard is a French theoretical physicist and science communicator known for his popular science books and collaborations that make complex physics accessible to general audiences.
-
A.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
-
B.
John D. Barrow
John D. Barrow was a British cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and popular science author known for his influential work on the anthropic principle and the mathematical structure of the universe.
-
C.
Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart is a British mathematician and prolific popular science writer known for his engaging books and articles on mathematics and its applications.
-
D.
David C. Acheson
David C. Acheson is an American lawyer and former government official who served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
-
E.
Nicholas Beauman
Nicholas Beauman is a British editor and publisher known for championing and reissuing neglected literary works, particularly through the imprint Persephone Books.
- 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_69a8864a83848190a4ec02721306c511 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb07d48c48190bcd34d6093ff5e78 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69add1c89bdc8190acf517a7731fa5c7 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:45 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69add25c9c208190a576cf1123c0a2e6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69add32803a48190b8ff08c605790f22 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.