Triple

T18442620
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ursa Major E450568 entity
Predicate containsBrightStar P23774 FINISHED
Object Alkaid
Alkaid is a prominent blue-white star marking the end of the Big Dipper’s handle in the constellation Ursa Major.
 E1329255 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: Alkaid | Statement: [Ursa Major, containsBrightStar, Alkaid]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alkaid
Context triple: [Ursa Major, containsBrightStar, Alkaid]
  • A. Saiph
    Saiph is a bright blue supergiant star that forms one of the corners of the constellation Orion.
  • B. Aludra
    Aludra is a bright blue supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major, known for its high luminosity and relatively short remaining lifespan.
  • C. Sadalsuud
    Sadalsuud is a luminous yellow supergiant star in the constellation Aquarius and one of its most prominent stellar members.
  • D. Merak
    Merak is a major port town in western Java, Indonesia, serving as a key ferry gateway between Java and Sumatra.
  • E. Merak
    Merak is a prominent star in the constellation Ursa Major, known as one of the "pointer" stars that help locate Polaris, the North Star.
  • 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: Alkaid
Triple: [Ursa Major, containsBrightStar, Alkaid]
Generated description
Alkaid is a prominent blue-white star marking the end of the Big Dipper’s handle in the constellation Ursa Major.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alkaid
Target entity description: Alkaid is a prominent blue-white star marking the end of the Big Dipper’s handle in the constellation Ursa Major.
  • A. Saiph
    Saiph is a bright blue supergiant star that forms one of the corners of the constellation Orion.
  • B. Aludra
    Aludra is a bright blue supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major, known for its high luminosity and relatively short remaining lifespan.
  • C. Sadalsuud
    Sadalsuud is a luminous yellow supergiant star in the constellation Aquarius and one of its most prominent stellar members.
  • D. Merak
    Merak is a major port town in western Java, Indonesia, serving as a key ferry gateway between Java and Sumatra.
  • E. Merak
    Merak is a prominent star in the constellation Ursa Major, known as one of the "pointer" stars that help locate Polaris, the North Star.
  • 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_69d8d381d6388190a9e94e9c658174e4 completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e51c11b1288190b9ed4497751197d1 completed April 19, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a04915f406481909956b45130c3e47c completed May 13, 2026, 2:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a049284506481908237ed6efe7a1b69 completed May 13, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a04933727488190b7a04789a17a16a0 completed May 13, 2026, 3:05 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:30 a.m.