Triple
T11994098
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division |
E285483
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCommander |
P1197
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Herbert M. Sobel
Herbert M. Sobel was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known as the strict and controversial initial commanding officer of Easy Company, later depicted in the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
|
E991313
|
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: Herbert M. Sobel | Statement: [Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, notableCommander, Herbert M. Sobel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert M. Sobel Context triple: [Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, notableCommander, Herbert M. Sobel]
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A.
Clifford M. Sobel
Clifford M. Sobel is an American businessman and diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to both the Netherlands and Brazil in the 2000s.
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B.
Morton A. Klein
Morton A. Klein is a prominent American Zionist activist and long-time president of the Zionist Organization of America, known for his outspoken advocacy for Israel and conservative positions on Middle East policy.
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C.
Sidney B. Kramer
Sidney B. Kramer was an American publisher best known as a co-founder of the mass-market paperback company Bantam Books.
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D.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
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E.
Leonard S. Schleifer
Leonard S. Schleifer is an American physician, entrepreneur, and billionaire best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of the biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
- 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: Herbert M. Sobel Triple: [Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, notableCommander, Herbert M. Sobel]
Generated description
Herbert M. Sobel was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known as the strict and controversial initial commanding officer of Easy Company, later depicted in the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert M. Sobel Target entity description: Herbert M. Sobel was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known as the strict and controversial initial commanding officer of Easy Company, later depicted in the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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A.
Clifford M. Sobel
Clifford M. Sobel is an American businessman and diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to both the Netherlands and Brazil in the 2000s.
-
B.
Morton A. Klein
Morton A. Klein is a prominent American Zionist activist and long-time president of the Zionist Organization of America, known for his outspoken advocacy for Israel and conservative positions on Middle East policy.
-
C.
Sidney B. Kramer
Sidney B. Kramer was an American publisher best known as a co-founder of the mass-market paperback company Bantam Books.
-
D.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
-
E.
Leonard S. Schleifer
Leonard S. Schleifer is an American physician, entrepreneur, and billionaire best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of the biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
- 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_69d6ab44a77c8190a652f4b27164e4ef |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d903b211688190bfe6dd15c3f96d2f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f655531d708190b351b98064afec3f |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f656a6dafc81908acf59c0ba65189a |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:55 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f65b4d109c8190b48c71f664e7bb3f |
completed | May 2, 2026, 8:15 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:46 p.m.