Triple
T7657759
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nikolai Kardashev |
E173428
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations
"Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations" is a seminal 1964 paper by Soviet astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev that laid the foundations for modern SETI and introduced the concept of classifying civilizations by their energy consumption.
|
E679738
|
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: Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations | Statement: [Nikolai Kardashev, notableWork, Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations Context triple: [Nikolai Kardashev, notableWork, Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations]
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A.
Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence
"Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence" is a seminal work edited by Carl Sagan that explores the scientific, technical, and philosophical challenges of contacting and understanding intelligent life beyond Earth.
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B.
Searching for Interstellar Communications
"Searching for Interstellar Communications" is a seminal 1959 scientific paper by Giuseppe Cocconi and Philip Morrison that laid the foundations for the modern Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) by proposing the use of radio waves to detect alien civilizations.
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C.
Arecibo message
The Arecibo message is a 1974 interstellar radio transmission sent from the Arecibo Observatory toward a distant star cluster, encoding basic information about humanity and Earth in a binary pictorial format.
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D.
Cosmic Call
Cosmic Call was a series of interstellar radio messages sent from Earth to nearby stars as part of early efforts in active SETI (Messaging to Extraterrestrial Intelligence).
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E.
SETI
SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is a scientific effort that uses astronomical observations and signal analysis to detect possible signs of intelligent life beyond Earth.
- 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: Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations Triple: [Nikolai Kardashev, notableWork, Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations]
Generated description
"Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations" is a seminal 1964 paper by Soviet astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev that laid the foundations for modern SETI and introduced the concept of classifying civilizations by their energy consumption.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations Target entity description: "Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations" is a seminal 1964 paper by Soviet astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev that laid the foundations for modern SETI and introduced the concept of classifying civilizations by their energy consumption.
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A.
Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence
"Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence" is a seminal work edited by Carl Sagan that explores the scientific, technical, and philosophical challenges of contacting and understanding intelligent life beyond Earth.
-
B.
Searching for Interstellar Communications
"Searching for Interstellar Communications" is a seminal 1959 scientific paper by Giuseppe Cocconi and Philip Morrison that laid the foundations for the modern Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) by proposing the use of radio waves to detect alien civilizations.
-
C.
Arecibo message
The Arecibo message is a 1974 interstellar radio transmission sent from the Arecibo Observatory toward a distant star cluster, encoding basic information about humanity and Earth in a binary pictorial format.
-
D.
Cosmic Call
Cosmic Call was a series of interstellar radio messages sent from Earth to nearby stars as part of early efforts in active SETI (Messaging to Extraterrestrial Intelligence).
-
E.
SETI
SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is a scientific effort that uses astronomical observations and signal analysis to detect possible signs of intelligent life beyond Earth.
- 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_69c69955517c819085bc715b96d304d2 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c7019161548190855a5b1e9f5d7e99 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c89b0d345081909a1d4475fa3876f5 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:22 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c89d77b7cc81908120da0121c94537 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c89ddd81a88190924d41529e94b06b |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:34 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:59 p.m.