Triple

T3631164
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kepler space telescope E76957 entity
Predicate projectScientist P2805 FINISHED
Object William J. Borucki
William J. Borucki is an American space scientist best known for pioneering the concept and leading the development of NASA’s Kepler mission to discover exoplanets.
 E375987 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: William J. Borucki | Statement: [Kepler space telescope, projectScientist, William J. Borucki]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William J. Borucki
Context triple: [Kepler space telescope, projectScientist, William J. Borucki]
  • A. Neil Gehrels
    Neil Gehrels was an influential American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in gamma-ray astronomy and leadership of major space observatory missions.
  • B. G. Scott Hubbard
    G. Scott Hubbard is an American space scientist and former NASA official known for his leadership in Mars exploration programs and contributions to space safety and policy.
  • C. John M. Grunsfeld
    John M. Grunsfeld is an American physicist, former NASA astronaut, and veteran of multiple Space Shuttle missions best known for his work servicing the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • D. Ernest A. Grunsfeld Jr.
    Ernest A. Grunsfeld Jr. was an American architect best known for designing Chicago’s Adler Planetarium, one of the first modern planetariums in the United States.
  • E. 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.
  • 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: William J. Borucki
Triple: [Kepler space telescope, projectScientist, William J. Borucki]
Generated description
William J. Borucki is an American space scientist best known for pioneering the concept and leading the development of NASA’s Kepler mission to discover exoplanets.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William J. Borucki
Target entity description: William J. Borucki is an American space scientist best known for pioneering the concept and leading the development of NASA’s Kepler mission to discover exoplanets.
  • A. Neil Gehrels
    Neil Gehrels was an influential American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in gamma-ray astronomy and leadership of major space observatory missions.
  • B. G. Scott Hubbard
    G. Scott Hubbard is an American space scientist and former NASA official known for his leadership in Mars exploration programs and contributions to space safety and policy.
  • C. John M. Grunsfeld
    John M. Grunsfeld is an American physicist, former NASA astronaut, and veteran of multiple Space Shuttle missions best known for his work servicing the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • D. Ernest A. Grunsfeld Jr.
    Ernest A. Grunsfeld Jr. was an American architect best known for designing Chicago’s Adler Planetarium, one of the first modern planetariums in the United States.
  • E. 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.
  • 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_69ad85dc03948190b35b7189e4175bcc completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adc30136e88190922bb542971b5239 completed March 8, 2026, 6:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b44f16ba748190a2059804305e55ab completed March 13, 2026, 5:53 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b450785378819090b4ed7536db7757 completed March 13, 2026, 5:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b45a0afef8819097c6e87127b4d1db completed March 13, 2026, 6:40 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:23 p.m.