Triple
T7806469
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Contact (novel) |
E180565
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Palmer Joss |
E34109
|
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: Palmer Joss | Statement: [Contact (novel), hasCharacter, Palmer Joss]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Palmer Joss Context triple: [Contact (novel), hasCharacter, Palmer Joss]
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A.
Palmer Joss
chosen
Palmer Joss is a central character in Carl Sagan's science fiction novel "Contact," serving as a religious scholar and love interest who embodies the tension between faith and science.
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B.
Lewis Branscomb
Lewis Branscomb was an American physicist and influential science and technology policy leader known for his work at the intersection of research, innovation, and public policy.
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C.
Enos Loveland
Enos Loveland was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the community of Loveland, Iowa, was named.
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D.
Gilmor Brown
Gilmor Brown was an American theater director and producer best known as the visionary founder and longtime guiding force of the Pasadena Playhouse.
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E.
Jeremiah Day
Jeremiah Day was an American academic who served as the long-time president of Yale College in the early 19th century.
- 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_69ca827e50cc8190a92a733577184938 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69caf639fba88190a7c117aab19c0b0f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 10:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb1450a2408190afe0459086d4480f |
completed | March 31, 2026, 12:24 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:35 p.m.