Triple

T3529762
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dorian Sagan E74628 entity
Predicate coAuthorWith P398 FINISHED
Object Josh Mitteldorf
Josh Mitteldorf is an American biologist and science writer known for his work on evolutionary theories of aging and for coauthoring popular science books that challenge conventional views on evolution.
E364393 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: Josh Mitteldorf | Statement: [Dorian Sagan, coAuthorWith, Josh Mitteldorf]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Josh Mitteldorf
Context triple: [Dorian Sagan, coAuthorWith, Josh Mitteldorf]
  • A. Michael T. Sauer
    Michael T. Sauer was an American judge best known for presiding over high-profile criminal cases in Los Angeles County.
  • B. John Boettiger
    John Boettiger was an American journalist and newspaper publisher best known as the second husband of Anna Roosevelt, daughter of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  • C. Scott J. Horowitz
    Scott J. Horowitz is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel who flew on four Space Shuttle missions in the 1990s and early 2000s.
  • D. Stephen M. Kellen
    Stephen M. Kellen was a prominent financier and philanthropist known for his leadership at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder and his significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
  • E. Michael P. Brenner
    Michael P. Brenner is an American applied mathematician and physicist known for his influential work in fluid dynamics and complex systems.
  • 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: Josh Mitteldorf
Triple: [Dorian Sagan, coAuthorWith, Josh Mitteldorf]
Generated description
Josh Mitteldorf is an American biologist and science writer known for his work on evolutionary theories of aging and for coauthoring popular science books that challenge conventional views on evolution.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Josh Mitteldorf
Target entity description: Josh Mitteldorf is an American biologist and science writer known for his work on evolutionary theories of aging and for coauthoring popular science books that challenge conventional views on evolution.
  • A. Michael T. Sauer
    Michael T. Sauer was an American judge best known for presiding over high-profile criminal cases in Los Angeles County.
  • B. John Boettiger
    John Boettiger was an American journalist and newspaper publisher best known as the second husband of Anna Roosevelt, daughter of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  • C. Scott J. Horowitz
    Scott J. Horowitz is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel who flew on four Space Shuttle missions in the 1990s and early 2000s.
  • D. Stephen M. Kellen
    Stephen M. Kellen was a prominent financier and philanthropist known for his leadership at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder and his significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
  • E. Michael P. Brenner
    Michael P. Brenner is an American applied mathematician and physicist known for his influential work in fluid dynamics and complex systems.
  • 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_69ad85d1a3948190931fd1ea1f49717b completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adbc9764a881908aa8d25dc9adf59e completed March 8, 2026, 6:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b37e97536881908d5ed3dfe602c9e0 completed March 13, 2026, 3:03 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b37f232b8881908f7b4df89399d1d8 completed March 13, 2026, 3:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b37f8fea9481909eb82a06e6c71e98 completed March 13, 2026, 3:08 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:19 p.m.