Triple

T4777787
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Johan Rockström E106092 entity
Predicate coAuthor P398 FINISHED
Object Will Steffen
Will Steffen was an influential climate scientist and Earth system researcher known for his work on planetary boundaries and global environmental change.
E471816 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: Will Steffen | Statement: [Johan Rockström, coAuthor, Will Steffen]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Will Steffen
Context triple: [Johan Rockström, coAuthor, Will Steffen]
  • A. James R. Hansen
    James R. Hansen is an American historian and author best known for writing the authorized biography of astronaut Neil Armstrong.
  • B. Johan Rockström
    Johan Rockström is a Swedish environmental scientist best known for developing the planetary boundaries framework and leading global research on sustainability and climate resilience.
  • C. James Hansen
    James Hansen is a prominent American climate scientist and former NASA researcher known for his early and influential warnings about global warming and advocacy for climate action.
  • D. Gavin A. Schmidt
    Gavin A. Schmidt is a climate scientist known for his work on climate modeling and for directing NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
  • E. Peter G. Schultz
    Peter G. Schultz is an American chemist renowned for pioneering work in chemical biology, including the expansion of the genetic code and the development of novel protein engineering technologies.
  • 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: Will Steffen
Triple: [Johan Rockström, coAuthor, Will Steffen]
Generated description
Will Steffen was an influential climate scientist and Earth system researcher known for his work on planetary boundaries and global environmental change.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Will Steffen
Target entity description: Will Steffen was an influential climate scientist and Earth system researcher known for his work on planetary boundaries and global environmental change.
  • A. James R. Hansen
    James R. Hansen is an American historian and author best known for writing the authorized biography of astronaut Neil Armstrong.
  • B. Johan Rockström
    Johan Rockström is a Swedish environmental scientist best known for developing the planetary boundaries framework and leading global research on sustainability and climate resilience.
  • C. James Hansen
    James Hansen is a prominent American climate scientist and former NASA researcher known for his early and influential warnings about global warming and advocacy for climate action.
  • D. Gavin A. Schmidt
    Gavin A. Schmidt is a climate scientist known for his work on climate modeling and for directing NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
  • E. Peter G. Schultz
    Peter G. Schultz is an American chemist renowned for pioneering work in chemical biology, including the expansion of the genetic code and the development of novel protein engineering technologies.
  • 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_69bd43f3074c8190937e7b0a457fe9f1 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd65881e2c8190aa5b57759885b2bb completed March 20, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be4d912f5c81909537b861dd0a4591 completed March 21, 2026, 7:49 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be4f483e5c8190a568a8acc19aefe3 completed March 21, 2026, 7:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be4fa1037881908e926df651aec812 completed March 21, 2026, 7:58 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:21 p.m.