Triple
T7272802
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Breakthrough Initiatives |
E161145
|
entity |
| Predicate | keyPerson |
P256
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Avi Loeb
Avi Loeb is an Israeli-American astrophysicist and Harvard professor known for his influential and sometimes controversial work on black holes, the early universe, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
|
E653623
|
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: Avi Loeb | Statement: [Breakthrough Initiatives, keyPerson, Avi Loeb]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Avi Loeb Context triple: [Breakthrough Initiatives, keyPerson, Avi Loeb]
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A.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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B.
Steven Weisberg
Steven Weisberg was an American film editor known for his work on major studio features including Alfonso Cuarón’s films such as A Little Princess and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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C.
Mark Ciardi
Mark Ciardi is an American film producer and former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for producing inspirational sports and historical dramas such as "The Rookie," "Miracle," and "Chappaquiddick."
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D.
Alexei Filippenko
Alexei Filippenko is an American astrophysicist renowned for his work on supernovae, active galaxies, and the accelerating expansion of the universe, as well as for his award-winning teaching and science communication.
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E.
Seth Shostak
Seth Shostak is an American astronomer and science communicator best known for his leadership in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and his long-time work with the SETI Institute.
- 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: Avi Loeb Triple: [Breakthrough Initiatives, keyPerson, Avi Loeb]
Generated description
Avi Loeb is an Israeli-American astrophysicist and Harvard professor known for his influential and sometimes controversial work on black holes, the early universe, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Avi Loeb Target entity description: Avi Loeb is an Israeli-American astrophysicist and Harvard professor known for his influential and sometimes controversial work on black holes, the early universe, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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A.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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B.
Steven Weisberg
Steven Weisberg was an American film editor known for his work on major studio features including Alfonso Cuarón’s films such as A Little Princess and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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C.
Mark Ciardi
Mark Ciardi is an American film producer and former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for producing inspirational sports and historical dramas such as "The Rookie," "Miracle," and "Chappaquiddick."
-
D.
Alexei Filippenko
Alexei Filippenko is an American astrophysicist renowned for his work on supernovae, active galaxies, and the accelerating expansion of the universe, as well as for his award-winning teaching and science communication.
-
E.
Seth Shostak
Seth Shostak is an American astronomer and science communicator best known for his leadership in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and his long-time work with the SETI Institute.
- 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_69c6885181008190b419040e22939c7c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6eb0c68d0819081b2aebba19bf3e8 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7db2936dc8190aed38888bb5e47b8 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7df512bac81909e7c413302afd4ea |
completed | March 28, 2026, 2:01 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7dfcdc3908190a7e5bf653b87ed00 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:58 p.m.