Triple
T1617632
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | STS-61 |
E34755
|
entity |
| Predicate | crewMember |
P2094
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kathryn C. Thornton
Kathryn C. Thornton is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut best known for her spacewalks on multiple Space Shuttle missions, including the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission STS-61.
|
E295847
|
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: Kathryn C. Thornton | Statement: [STS-61, crewMember, Kathryn C. Thornton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kathryn C. Thornton Context triple: [STS-61, crewMember, Kathryn C. Thornton]
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A.
Katherine A. Rowe
Katherine A. Rowe is an American scholar of Renaissance literature and digital humanities who became the first female president of the College of William & Mary.
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B.
Karen E. Smith
Karen E. Smith is an American mathematician renowned for her contributions to commutative algebra and algebraic geometry, as well as for her influential expository work and leadership in the mathematical community.
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C.
Judith A. McHale
Judith A. McHale is an American lawyer, former Discovery Communications executive, and former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
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D.
Anita L. Allen
Anita L. Allen is an American legal scholar and philosopher renowned for her pioneering work on privacy law, ethics, and civil rights.
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E.
Joan A. Brennecke
Joan A. Brennecke is a prominent chemical engineer renowned for her pioneering research on ionic liquids and sustainable chemical processes, recognized as one of the leading figures in green chemistry.
- 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: Kathryn C. Thornton Triple: [STS-61, crewMember, Kathryn C. Thornton]
Generated description
Kathryn C. Thornton is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut best known for her spacewalks on multiple Space Shuttle missions, including the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission STS-61.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kathryn C. Thornton Target entity description: Kathryn C. Thornton is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut best known for her spacewalks on multiple Space Shuttle missions, including the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission STS-61.
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A.
Katherine A. Rowe
Katherine A. Rowe is an American scholar of Renaissance literature and digital humanities who became the first female president of the College of William & Mary.
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B.
Karen E. Smith
Karen E. Smith is an American mathematician renowned for her contributions to commutative algebra and algebraic geometry, as well as for her influential expository work and leadership in the mathematical community.
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C.
Judith A. McHale
Judith A. McHale is an American lawyer, former Discovery Communications executive, and former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
-
D.
Anita L. Allen
Anita L. Allen is an American legal scholar and philosopher renowned for her pioneering work on privacy law, ethics, and civil rights.
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E.
Joan A. Brennecke
Joan A. Brennecke is a prominent chemical engineer renowned for her pioneering research on ionic liquids and sustainable chemical processes, recognized as one of the leading figures in green chemistry.
- 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_69a885ffc5ec819091afa325d5f9611c |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a909addb348190a80a97422efcaa63 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:42 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afbba3f0ec81909c73a0e3a0e0d3f2 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:35 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afbcd294cc819094e13bd85266c3cc |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afbd452e1c8190a3ee9eaf642e80a0 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:42 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.