Triple
T5878792
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Science of Liberty |
E130690
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object | Timothy Ferris (science writer) |
E23139
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Timothy Ferris (science writer) | Statement: [The Science of Liberty, author, Timothy Ferris (science writer)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timothy Ferris (science writer) Context triple: [The Science of Liberty, author, Timothy Ferris (science writer)]
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A.
Timothy Ferris
chosen
Timothy Ferris is an American science writer and journalist known for his popular books on astronomy and cosmology and for helping bring complex scientific ideas to a broad audience.
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B.
William Sanford Nye
William Sanford Nye is an American mechanical engineer, science educator, and television presenter best known for hosting the educational show "Bill Nye the Science Guy."
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C.
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator best known for popularizing science through works like the book and television series "Cosmos."
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D.
Nicholas Sagan
Nicholas Sagan is the son of science communicator Ann Druyan and famed astronomer Carl Sagan.
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E.
Owen Gingerich
Owen Gingerich was an American astronomer and historian of science known for his influential research on Copernicus and the history of early modern astronomy.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c0085523688190bfd487479ce819e6 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c036327efc8190858e9364cd5d317b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c0e377e1108190b0820f92eab012c2 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 6:53 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:57 p.m.