Triple
T2746718
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dawn |
E60886
|
entity |
| Predicate | principalInvestigator |
P2805
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell is a planetary scientist best known for leading NASA's Dawn mission, which explored the protoplanet Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres.
|
E337068
|
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: Christopher T. Russell | Statement: [Dawn, principalInvestigator, Christopher T. Russell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christopher T. Russell Context triple: [Dawn, principalInvestigator, Christopher T. Russell]
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A.
David R. Scott
David R. Scott is an American astronaut, Air Force officer, and test pilot best known for commanding the Apollo 15 mission and becoming the seventh person to walk on the Moon.
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B.
David Vonderhaar
David Vonderhaar is a video game designer best known as a leading multiplayer and design director on the Call of Duty: Black Ops series.
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C.
Bruce T. Draine
Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
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D.
Randal A. Ball
Randal A. Ball is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Ball, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
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E.
John David Stier
John David Stier is the son of Nobel Prize–winning mathematician John Nash and Eleanor Stier.
- 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: Christopher T. Russell Triple: [Dawn, principalInvestigator, Christopher T. Russell]
Generated description
Christopher T. Russell is a planetary scientist best known for leading NASA's Dawn mission, which explored the protoplanet Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christopher T. Russell Target entity description: Christopher T. Russell is a planetary scientist best known for leading NASA's Dawn mission, which explored the protoplanet Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres.
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A.
David R. Scott
David R. Scott is an American astronaut, Air Force officer, and test pilot best known for commanding the Apollo 15 mission and becoming the seventh person to walk on the Moon.
-
B.
David Vonderhaar
David Vonderhaar is a video game designer best known as a leading multiplayer and design director on the Call of Duty: Black Ops series.
-
C.
Bruce T. Draine
Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
-
D.
Randal A. Ball
Randal A. Ball is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Ball, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
-
E.
John David Stier
John David Stier is the son of Nobel Prize–winning mathematician John Nash and Eleanor Stier.
- 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_69ab4b79846081909096725374d65ce9 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdb4ed6bc8190876c1d188b97692b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b261cda3ac8190b8770e554a66f560 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 6:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b262cce8788190aeb2a1fb041450a3 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 6:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b264cbe2a48190baad7f335cdc37ba |
completed | March 12, 2026, 7:01 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.