Triple

T14768469
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910–1912 E347065 entity
Predicate commandShipCaptain P44211 FINISHED
Object Thorvald Nilsen
Thorvald Nilsen was a Norwegian sea captain and polar explorer best known for commanding Roald Amundsen’s ship Fram during the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition of 1910–1912.
E1124332 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Thorvald Nilsen | Statement: [Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910–1912, commandShipCaptain, Thorvald Nilsen]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thorvald Nilsen
Context triple: [Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910–1912, commandShipCaptain, Thorvald Nilsen]
  • A. Hans Storhaug
    Hans Storhaug was a Norwegian resistance fighter and commando during World War II, best known for his role in the sabotage of the German heavy water program at Vemork.
  • B. Thorkild Høven
    Thorkild Høven was a person significant enough—likely a local figure or landowner—to have the place Hovenia named in his honor.
  • C. Thorvald Jørgensen
    Thorvald Jørgensen was a Danish architect best known for his prominent public and ecclesiastical buildings in Copenhagen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • D. Arnt Jensen
    Arnt Jensen is a Danish video game designer best known as the creator and creative director of the critically acclaimed indie game Limbo.
  • E. Nils Frykdahl
    Nils Frykdahl is an American musician and composer known for his experimental and avant-garde work, including his role in the folk-rock project Faun Fables.
  • 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: Thorvald Nilsen
Triple: [Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910–1912, commandShipCaptain, Thorvald Nilsen]
Generated description
Thorvald Nilsen was a Norwegian sea captain and polar explorer best known for commanding Roald Amundsen’s ship Fram during the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition of 1910–1912.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thorvald Nilsen
Target entity description: Thorvald Nilsen was a Norwegian sea captain and polar explorer best known for commanding Roald Amundsen’s ship Fram during the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition of 1910–1912.
  • A. Hans Storhaug
    Hans Storhaug was a Norwegian resistance fighter and commando during World War II, best known for his role in the sabotage of the German heavy water program at Vemork.
  • B. Thorkild Høven
    Thorkild Høven was a person significant enough—likely a local figure or landowner—to have the place Hovenia named in his honor.
  • C. Thorvald Jørgensen
    Thorvald Jørgensen was a Danish architect best known for his prominent public and ecclesiastical buildings in Copenhagen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • D. Arnt Jensen
    Arnt Jensen is a Danish video game designer best known as the creator and creative director of the critically acclaimed indie game Limbo.
  • E. Nils Frykdahl
    Nils Frykdahl is an American musician and composer known for his experimental and avant-garde work, including his role in the folk-rock project Faun Fables.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: commandShipCaptain
Context triple: [Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910–1912, commandShipCaptain, Thorvald Nilsen]
  • A. commandsShip chosen
    Indicates that one entity has authority over and directs the operation of a ship.
  • B. commandedFromShip
    Indicates that an entity exercised command or control over something while located on or operating from a ship.
  • C. captain
    Indicates that one entity serves as the leader or person in command of another entity, typically a team, group, or vessel.
  • D. shipCaptainMentor
    Indicates that a ship captain serves as a mentor to another individual, guiding or training them in a maritime context.
  • E. coCaptain
    Indicates that two or more individuals share the role and responsibilities of captain jointly.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69d822e8896c819091169882f9b20486 completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dec81236f081908063bb4350b7b985 completed April 14, 2026, 11:04 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe64f0d948819080cc759ca599503d completed May 8, 2026, 10:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe6713714481909a2ac056853ef67d completed May 8, 2026, 10:43 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe677248b08190a7d8dcaed116e307 completed May 8, 2026, 10:45 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69de8c02e5c08190943c27594026faf7 completed April 14, 2026, 6:48 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:30 a.m.