Triple
T11427062
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | STS-41 |
E270778
|
entity |
| Predicate | missionSpecialist |
P21471
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Akers
Thomas Akers is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer who flew on four Space Shuttle missions, including multiple Hubble Space Telescope servicing flights.
|
E939841
|
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: Thomas Akers | Statement: [STS-41, missionSpecialist, Thomas Akers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Akers Context triple: [STS-41, missionSpecialist, Thomas Akers]
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A.
Wallace Akers
Wallace Akers was a British industrial chemist and administrator who played a key role in the United Kingdom’s early atomic energy and nuclear weapons research during World War II.
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B.
William Demarest
William Demarest was an American character actor best known for his roles in numerous Hollywood films and the television series "My Three Sons."
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C.
George Minafer
George Minafer is the spoiled, arrogant heir of a wealthy Midwestern family whose downfall and gradual self-awareness drive the plot of Booth Tarkington’s novel *The Magnificent Ambersons*.
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D.
Arthur Dorman
Arthur Dorman was a British industrialist best known as a co-founder of the major steel and engineering firm Dorman Long and Co Ltd, which played a significant role in bridge building and heavy industry.
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E.
Philip Garris
Philip Garris is an American artist best known for his iconic fantasy- and mythology-inspired album cover artwork, particularly for the Grateful Dead.
- 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: Thomas Akers Triple: [STS-41, missionSpecialist, Thomas Akers]
Generated description
Thomas Akers is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer who flew on four Space Shuttle missions, including multiple Hubble Space Telescope servicing flights.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Akers Target entity description: Thomas Akers is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer who flew on four Space Shuttle missions, including multiple Hubble Space Telescope servicing flights.
-
A.
Wallace Akers
Wallace Akers was a British industrial chemist and administrator who played a key role in the United Kingdom’s early atomic energy and nuclear weapons research during World War II.
-
B.
William Demarest
William Demarest was an American character actor best known for his roles in numerous Hollywood films and the television series "My Three Sons."
-
C.
George Minafer
George Minafer is the spoiled, arrogant heir of a wealthy Midwestern family whose downfall and gradual self-awareness drive the plot of Booth Tarkington’s novel *The Magnificent Ambersons*.
-
D.
Arthur Dorman
Arthur Dorman was a British industrialist best known as a co-founder of the major steel and engineering firm Dorman Long and Co Ltd, which played a significant role in bridge building and heavy industry.
-
E.
Philip Garris
Philip Garris is an American artist best known for his iconic fantasy- and mythology-inspired album cover artwork, particularly for the Grateful Dead.
- 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_69d6aadeef688190874bcecd88b3dd9b |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d806c000b88190bfaa646b2dc424b7 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ef12a7ea2c81909ac2ce2bbe549ebb |
completed | April 27, 2026, 7:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ef354b3b3c8190b1c91dbf9c705a7d |
completed | April 27, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ef5170ce9881908f2ecf3d5ada809a |
completed | April 27, 2026, 12:07 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.