Triple

T368602
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject U-boats E8217 entity
Predicate counteredBy P4567 FINISHED
Object Allied convoy system
The Allied convoy system was a World War II naval strategy that grouped merchant ships under warship escort to protect them from German U-boat attacks in the Atlantic.
E47036 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: Allied convoy system | Statement: [U-boats, counteredBy, Allied convoy system]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Allied convoy system
Context triple: [U-boats, counteredBy, Allied convoy system]
  • A. Allied merchant shipping
    Allied merchant shipping refers to the civilian cargo and transport vessels of the Allied powers in both World Wars that carried vital supplies and were heavily attacked, especially by German U-boats, in efforts to disrupt their logistics and war effort.
  • B. Battle of the Atlantic
    The Battle of the Atlantic was the prolonged World War II naval campaign in which Allied and Axis forces fought for control of vital shipping routes across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • C. Lend-Lease program
    The Lend-Lease program was a World War II U.S. initiative that supplied Allied nations, especially Britain and the Soviet Union, with vital military aid and materials to support their fight against the Axis powers.
  • D. Operation Berlin (Atlantic)
    Operation Berlin (Atlantic) was a World War II German naval operation in early 1941 in which the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau conducted a commerce-raiding sortie against Allied shipping in the Atlantic.
  • E. Mediterranean U-boat campaign
    The Mediterranean U-boat campaign was a World War II German submarine offensive aimed at disrupting Allied naval and supply routes across the Mediterranean Sea.
  • 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: Allied convoy system
Triple: [U-boats, counteredBy, Allied convoy system]
Generated description
The Allied convoy system was a World War II naval strategy that grouped merchant ships under warship escort to protect them from German U-boat attacks in the Atlantic.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Allied convoy system
Target entity description: The Allied convoy system was a World War II naval strategy that grouped merchant ships under warship escort to protect them from German U-boat attacks in the Atlantic.
  • A. Allied merchant shipping
    Allied merchant shipping refers to the civilian cargo and transport vessels of the Allied powers in both World Wars that carried vital supplies and were heavily attacked, especially by German U-boats, in efforts to disrupt their logistics and war effort.
  • B. Battle of the Atlantic
    The Battle of the Atlantic was the prolonged World War II naval campaign in which Allied and Axis forces fought for control of vital shipping routes across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • C. Lend-Lease program
    The Lend-Lease program was a World War II U.S. initiative that supplied Allied nations, especially Britain and the Soviet Union, with vital military aid and materials to support their fight against the Axis powers.
  • D. Operation Berlin (Atlantic)
    Operation Berlin (Atlantic) was a World War II German naval operation in early 1941 in which the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau conducted a commerce-raiding sortie against Allied shipping in the Atlantic.
  • E. Mediterranean U-boat campaign
    The Mediterranean U-boat campaign was a World War II German submarine offensive aimed at disrupting Allied naval and supply routes across the Mediterranean Sea.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: counteredBy
Context triple: [U-boats, counteredBy, Allied convoy system]
  • A. opposedBy
    Indicates that one entity actively resists, disagrees with, or works against the actions, views, or position of another entity.
  • B. hasCounterpart
    Indicates that one entity corresponds to, matches, or serves as an equivalent or parallel version of another entity.
  • C. contestedBy
    Indicates that one party challenges, disputes, or opposes a claim, decision, or position held by another party.
  • D. opposingForce chosen
    Indicates a relationship where one entity actively resists, counters, or works against the actions, goals, or influence of another entity.
  • E. vetoedBy
    Indicates that an action, decision, or proposal was rejected or blocked by a specific entity with veto authority.
  • 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_69a2e7f2ec648190b42bc7db424f8109 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ebeab13c8190b15c2f10310ec6a8 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3f0a5e5dc81909363a31e9b713368 completed March 1, 2026, 7:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3f128b6008190afacdb055a84a9c4 completed March 1, 2026, 7:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3f181e55c8190a3995775ff6ceeb9 completed March 1, 2026, 7:57 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2e95ede588190998fdf3a6ea90498 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.