Triple

T5648855
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jill Tarter E124451 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research
The Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research is an endowed leadership position at the SETI Institute dedicated to advancing the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
E536582 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: Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research | Statement: [Jill Tarter, positionHeld, Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research
Context triple: [Jill Tarter, positionHeld, Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research]
  • A. SETI Institute
    The SETI Institute is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to exploring, understanding, and explaining the origin and nature of life in the universe, including the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
  • B. Jack S. Josey–Welch Foundation Chair in Science
    The Jack S. Josey–Welch Foundation Chair in Science is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the sciences, notably held by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Steven Weinberg.
  • C. Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
    The Henry Norris Russell Lectureship is a prestigious American Astronomical Society honor recognizing a lifetime of excellence in astronomical research, writing, and teaching.
  • D. Carl Sagan Memorial Award
    The Carl Sagan Memorial Award is a prestigious honor in astronomy and space science recognizing outstanding contributions to the public understanding and exploration of the cosmos.
  • E. SETI Artist in Residence (SETI AIR) program
    The SETI Artist in Residence (SETI AIR) program is an initiative that pairs artists with scientists at the SETI Institute to foster interdisciplinary collaborations and create art inspired by the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and exploration of the universe.
  • 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: Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research
Triple: [Jill Tarter, positionHeld, Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research]
Generated description
The Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research is an endowed leadership position at the SETI Institute dedicated to advancing the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research
Target entity description: The Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research is an endowed leadership position at the SETI Institute dedicated to advancing the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
  • A. SETI Institute
    The SETI Institute is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to exploring, understanding, and explaining the origin and nature of life in the universe, including the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
  • B. Jack S. Josey–Welch Foundation Chair in Science
    The Jack S. Josey–Welch Foundation Chair in Science is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the sciences, notably held by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Steven Weinberg.
  • C. Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
    The Henry Norris Russell Lectureship is a prestigious American Astronomical Society honor recognizing a lifetime of excellence in astronomical research, writing, and teaching.
  • D. Carl Sagan Memorial Award
    The Carl Sagan Memorial Award is a prestigious honor in astronomy and space science recognizing outstanding contributions to the public understanding and exploration of the cosmos.
  • E. SETI Artist in Residence (SETI AIR) program
    The SETI Artist in Residence (SETI AIR) program is an initiative that pairs artists with scientists at the SETI Institute to foster interdisciplinary collaborations and create art inspired by the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and exploration of the universe.
  • 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_69c00825df388190a58742fa9b1aa33d completed March 22, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c022d2ed648190a5152c8668cbda02 completed March 22, 2026, 5:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c04d8cea4481908fccb8ed102b18a1 completed March 22, 2026, 8:14 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c04e8b548c81908adaf54bbe25af35 completed March 22, 2026, 8:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c04f4c1e34819093e60870c87c8d99 completed March 22, 2026, 8:21 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:42 p.m.