Triple

T9079875
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nick Barton E217588 entity
Predicate coAuthor P398 FINISHED
Object Derek E. G. Briggs
Derek E. G. Briggs is a prominent paleontologist known for his research on exceptional fossil preservation and the evolution of early animals.
E776311 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: Derek E. G. Briggs | Statement: [Nick Barton, coAuthor, Derek E. G. Briggs]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Derek E. G. Briggs
Context triple: [Nick Barton, coAuthor, Derek E. G. Briggs]
  • A. Michael J. Benton
    Michael J. Benton is a British paleontologist renowned for his work on vertebrate evolution, mass extinctions, and the history of biodiversity.
  • B. Steve Brusatte
    Steve Brusatte is an American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist known for his research on dinosaurs and for popular science books such as "The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs."
  • C. Niles Eldredge
    Niles Eldredge is an American paleontologist best known for co-developing the theory of punctuated equilibrium, which proposes that species evolution is characterized by long periods of stability interrupted by brief episodes of rapid change.
  • D. Stephen Lovejoy
    Stephen Lovejoy is a film editor known for his work on genre and B-movie productions such as the creature feature "Sharktopus."
  • E. Daniel J. Chure
    Daniel J. Chure is an American paleontologist known for his research on large Jurassic theropod dinosaurs and his long-time work at Dinosaur National Monument.
  • 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: Derek E. G. Briggs
Triple: [Nick Barton, coAuthor, Derek E. G. Briggs]
Generated description
Derek E. G. Briggs is a prominent paleontologist known for his research on exceptional fossil preservation and the evolution of early animals.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Derek E. G. Briggs
Target entity description: Derek E. G. Briggs is a prominent paleontologist known for his research on exceptional fossil preservation and the evolution of early animals.
  • A. Michael J. Benton
    Michael J. Benton is a British paleontologist renowned for his work on vertebrate evolution, mass extinctions, and the history of biodiversity.
  • B. Steve Brusatte
    Steve Brusatte is an American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist known for his research on dinosaurs and for popular science books such as "The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs."
  • C. Niles Eldredge
    Niles Eldredge is an American paleontologist best known for co-developing the theory of punctuated equilibrium, which proposes that species evolution is characterized by long periods of stability interrupted by brief episodes of rapid change.
  • D. Stephen Lovejoy
    Stephen Lovejoy is a film editor known for his work on genre and B-movie productions such as the creature feature "Sharktopus."
  • E. Daniel J. Chure
    Daniel J. Chure is an American paleontologist known for his research on large Jurassic theropod dinosaurs and his long-time work at Dinosaur National Monument.
  • 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_69ca83d7a0388190ba1af89ed7ba36f9 completed March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc9607942c8190a21620892ce3cbe5 completed April 1, 2026, 3:50 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cffe2103448190bbc09436f19c4f11 completed April 3, 2026, 5:51 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d000d4a4548190939a9a9946be469b completed April 3, 2026, 6:03 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d001b245f08190a8e5c53c570b20a0 completed April 3, 2026, 6:06 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:13 p.m.