Triple

T20357207
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject STS-51-J E496680 entity
Predicate crewMember P2094 FINISHED
Object William A. Pailes
William A. Pailes is a former United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle.
 E1517393 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: William A. Pailes | Statement: [STS-51-J, crewMember, William A. Pailes]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William A. Pailes
Context triple: [STS-51-J, crewMember, William A. Pailes]
  • A. James F. Buchli
    James F. Buchli is a retired United States Marine Corps officer and NASA astronaut who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and early 1990s.
  • B. Robert B. Weide
    Robert B. Weide is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter best known for his work on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and various documentaries about comedians.
  • C. John M. Pfau
    John M. Pfau was the founding president of California State University, San Bernardino, recognized for his leadership in establishing and developing the institution.
  • D. Thomas E. Ackerman
    Thomas E. Ackerman is an American cinematographer known for his work on popular films including the dark comedy-fantasy "Beetlejuice."
  • E. Stephen H. Burum
    Stephen H. Burum is an American cinematographer renowned for his stylish, atmospheric work on major films such as "Carlito's Way" and several collaborations with director Brian De Palma.
  • 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: William A. Pailes
Triple: [STS-51-J, crewMember, William A. Pailes]
Generated description
William A. Pailes is a former United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William A. Pailes
Target entity description: William A. Pailes is a former United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle.
  • A. James F. Buchli
    James F. Buchli is a retired United States Marine Corps officer and NASA astronaut who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and early 1990s.
  • B. Robert B. Weide
    Robert B. Weide is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter best known for his work on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and various documentaries about comedians.
  • C. John M. Pfau
    John M. Pfau was the founding president of California State University, San Bernardino, recognized for his leadership in establishing and developing the institution.
  • D. Thomas E. Ackerman
    Thomas E. Ackerman is an American cinematographer known for his work on popular films including the dark comedy-fantasy "Beetlejuice."
  • E. Stephen H. Burum
    Stephen H. Burum is an American cinematographer renowned for his stylish, atmospheric work on major films such as "Carlito's Way" and several collaborations with director Brian De Palma.
  • 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_69e0b4a3f7f48190b37f354574028ca6 completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e67854c0448190ab10363f8a218afb completed April 20, 2026, 7:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a809237e8819087db6ea62a246547 completed May 18, 2026, 2:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a82ed42c88190a69d043312b624b9 completed May 18, 2026, 3:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a8342579881908cfc41f5330c8abd completed May 18, 2026, 3:10 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:25 a.m.