Triple

T4943110
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lowell Observatory E110983 entity
Predicate employed P7 FINISHED
Object Brian Skiff
Brian Skiff is an American astronomer known for his work in observational astronomy and variable stars, long associated with the Lowell Observatory.
E481625 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: Brian Skiff | Statement: [Lowell Observatory, employed, Brian Skiff]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Skiff
Context triple: [Lowell Observatory, employed, Brian Skiff]
  • A. Brian Routh
    Brian Routh was a British performance artist and musician best known as one half of the avant-garde comedy and performance duo The Kipper Kids.
  • B. Justin Wilkes
    Justin Wilkes is a television producer and creator known for developing the series "Mars" and other documentary and scripted projects.
  • C. Eric McLeod
    Eric McLeod is a film producer known for his work on major Hollywood action and genre movies, including the monster crossover blockbuster "Godzilla vs. Kong."
  • D. Kevin Gage
    Kevin Gage is an American actor best known for his intense supporting roles in films such as "Heat" and "G.I. Jane."
  • E. Mike Fellows
    Mike Fellows is an American musician best known as a bassist and multi-instrumentalist associated with influential indie and experimental bands, including his work with Silver Jews.
  • 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: Brian Skiff
Triple: [Lowell Observatory, employed, Brian Skiff]
Generated description
Brian Skiff is an American astronomer known for his work in observational astronomy and variable stars, long associated with the Lowell Observatory.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Skiff
Target entity description: Brian Skiff is an American astronomer known for his work in observational astronomy and variable stars, long associated with the Lowell Observatory.
  • A. Brian Routh
    Brian Routh was a British performance artist and musician best known as one half of the avant-garde comedy and performance duo The Kipper Kids.
  • B. Justin Wilkes
    Justin Wilkes is a television producer and creator known for developing the series "Mars" and other documentary and scripted projects.
  • C. Eric McLeod
    Eric McLeod is a film producer known for his work on major Hollywood action and genre movies, including the monster crossover blockbuster "Godzilla vs. Kong."
  • D. Kevin Gage
    Kevin Gage is an American actor best known for his intense supporting roles in films such as "Heat" and "G.I. Jane."
  • E. Mike Fellows
    Mike Fellows is an American musician best known as a bassist and multi-instrumentalist associated with influential indie and experimental bands, including his work with Silver Jews.
  • 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_69bd441721cc819085c7e33fe0876818 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd70a7650c8190b046b65072fd8eae completed March 20, 2026, 4:07 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be77c421288190bcc2d9bfdfff7198 completed March 21, 2026, 10:49 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be79127e80819088a97e674991fc8b completed March 21, 2026, 10:55 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be7990fd048190b3d1acaa6e3bce90 completed March 21, 2026, 10:57 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:31 p.m.