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]
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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.
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B.
Justin Wilkes
Justin Wilkes is a television producer and creator known for developing the series "Mars" and other documentary and scripted projects.
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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."
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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."
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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.
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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.