Triple
T8503575
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Committee for Skeptical Inquiry |
E201280
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasKeyPerson |
P256
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Steven Novella
Steven Novella is an American neurologist, academic, and prominent skeptic best known for his work promoting scientific skepticism and critical thinking through media, education, and organizations such as the New England Skeptical Society and the podcast "The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe."
|
E739181
|
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: Steven Novella | Statement: [Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, hasKeyPerson, Steven Novella]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steven Novella Context triple: [Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, hasKeyPerson, Steven Novella]
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A.
Josh Gudwin
Josh Gudwin is a Grammy-winning Canadian recording and mixing engineer best known for his work with major pop artists such as Justin Bieber.
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B.
David S. Kaufman
David S. Kaufman was a 19th-century Texas politician and statesman who served as a U.S. Congressman and played a significant role in the early political development of Texas.
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C.
Steven Epstein
Steven Epstein is a renowned American classical music producer known for his Grammy-winning work on numerous acclaimed recordings.
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D.
Jeff Kodosky
Jeff Kodosky is an American engineer and co-founder of National Instruments, best known as the "father of LabVIEW" for creating the influential graphical programming environment.
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E.
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Patrick Nielsen Hayden is an influential American science fiction and fantasy editor and publisher, known for shaping the careers of numerous prominent genre authors.
- 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: Steven Novella Triple: [Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, hasKeyPerson, Steven Novella]
Generated description
Steven Novella is an American neurologist, academic, and prominent skeptic best known for his work promoting scientific skepticism and critical thinking through media, education, and organizations such as the New England Skeptical Society and the podcast "The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steven Novella Target entity description: Steven Novella is an American neurologist, academic, and prominent skeptic best known for his work promoting scientific skepticism and critical thinking through media, education, and organizations such as the New England Skeptical Society and the podcast "The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe."
-
A.
Josh Gudwin
Josh Gudwin is a Grammy-winning Canadian recording and mixing engineer best known for his work with major pop artists such as Justin Bieber.
-
B.
David S. Kaufman
David S. Kaufman was a 19th-century Texas politician and statesman who served as a U.S. Congressman and played a significant role in the early political development of Texas.
-
C.
Steven Epstein
Steven Epstein is a renowned American classical music producer known for his Grammy-winning work on numerous acclaimed recordings.
-
D.
Jeff Kodosky
Jeff Kodosky is an American engineer and co-founder of National Instruments, best known as the "father of LabVIEW" for creating the influential graphical programming environment.
-
E.
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Patrick Nielsen Hayden is an influential American science fiction and fantasy editor and publisher, known for shaping the careers of numerous prominent genre authors.
- 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_69ca831fe47c8190b5c57b456d2aefa0 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe59d67d081908155a43b9b463fe3 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce4e26a3108190a48b00c2927be971 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce4ff88ff48190a5641635187a9e4f |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce50fd3150819097562093bee78a6d |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:14 p.m.