Triple
T317982
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hubbard Medal |
E7748
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Ballard
Robert Ballard is an American oceanographer and marine archaeologist best known for discovering the wreck of the RMS Titanic and leading numerous deep-sea exploration missions.
|
E41329
|
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: Robert Ballard | Statement: [Hubbard Medal, notableRecipient, Robert Ballard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Ballard Context triple: [Hubbard Medal, notableRecipient, Robert Ballard]
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A.
Don Walsh
Don Walsh is an American oceanographer and former U.S. Navy officer best known for co-piloting the bathyscaphe Trieste on the first crewed descent to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 1960.
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B.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a pioneering French naval officer, explorer, filmmaker, and conservationist who revolutionized underwater exploration and popularized marine science through his documentaries and inventions like the Aqua-Lung.
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C.
Jacques Piccard
Jacques Piccard was a Swiss oceanographer and engineer best known for co-piloting the bathyscaphe Trieste on the historic first crewed descent to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 1960.
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D.
Bruce C. Heezen
Bruce C. Heezen was an American geologist and oceanographer renowned for his pioneering work in seafloor mapping and the discovery of extensive mid-ocean ridge systems.
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E.
Hugo van Lawick
Hugo van Lawick was a Dutch wildlife filmmaker and photographer renowned for documenting African wildlife and extensively filming Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research in Gombe.
- 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: Robert Ballard Triple: [Hubbard Medal, notableRecipient, Robert Ballard]
Generated description
Robert Ballard is an American oceanographer and marine archaeologist best known for discovering the wreck of the RMS Titanic and leading numerous deep-sea exploration missions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Ballard Target entity description: Robert Ballard is an American oceanographer and marine archaeologist best known for discovering the wreck of the RMS Titanic and leading numerous deep-sea exploration missions.
-
A.
Don Walsh
Don Walsh is an American oceanographer and former U.S. Navy officer best known for co-piloting the bathyscaphe Trieste on the first crewed descent to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 1960.
-
B.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a pioneering French naval officer, explorer, filmmaker, and conservationist who revolutionized underwater exploration and popularized marine science through his documentaries and inventions like the Aqua-Lung.
-
C.
Jacques Piccard
Jacques Piccard was a Swiss oceanographer and engineer best known for co-piloting the bathyscaphe Trieste on the historic first crewed descent to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 1960.
-
D.
Bruce C. Heezen
Bruce C. Heezen was an American geologist and oceanographer renowned for his pioneering work in seafloor mapping and the discovery of extensive mid-ocean ridge systems.
-
E.
Hugo van Lawick
Hugo van Lawick was a Dutch wildlife filmmaker and photographer renowned for documenting African wildlife and extensively filming Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research in Gombe.
- 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_69a2e7e7af7881908890039d6be4e9b8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ea67b7588190be394a56498758b6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3cafef7d48190b00f577488298605 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3cb608d5481908e43e0c0d021f925 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3cc0fb7b48190bf002516d07b6bc5 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:18 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.