Triple

T408761
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject North Pole E9439 entity
Predicate hasFirstUndisputedSurfaceArrivalExpedition P11055 FINISHED
Object Ralph Plaisted expedition
The Ralph Plaisted expedition was a 1968 snowmobile journey that became widely recognized as the first confirmed over-ice surface expedition to reach the geographic North Pole.
E51911 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: Ralph Plaisted expedition | Statement: [North Pole, hasFirstUndisputedSurfaceArrivalExpedition, Ralph Plaisted expedition]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ralph Plaisted expedition
Context triple: [North Pole, hasFirstUndisputedSurfaceArrivalExpedition, Ralph Plaisted expedition]
  • A. Granma expedition
    The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
  • B. Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
    The Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering late-19th-century polar voyage that used a specially designed ship to drift with the pack ice in an attempt to reach the North Pole and advance scientific understanding of the Arctic.
  • C. Polish Andes Expedition
    The Polish Andes Expedition was a pioneering mid-20th-century Polish mountaineering team known for major first ascents in the Andes, including the world’s highest volcano, Ojos del Salado.
  • D. Discovery Outpost
    Discovery Outpost is a family-oriented area of the San Diego Zoo featuring interactive exhibits and close-up animal encounters designed to engage children and visitors in hands-on learning about wildlife.
  • E. First voyage of James Cook
    The First voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Pacific Ocean during which Cook charted New Zealand and Australia’s eastern coastline and conducted astronomical and scientific observations.
  • 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: Ralph Plaisted expedition
Triple: [North Pole, hasFirstUndisputedSurfaceArrivalExpedition, Ralph Plaisted expedition]
Generated description
The Ralph Plaisted expedition was a 1968 snowmobile journey that became widely recognized as the first confirmed over-ice surface expedition to reach the geographic North Pole.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ralph Plaisted expedition
Target entity description: The Ralph Plaisted expedition was a 1968 snowmobile journey that became widely recognized as the first confirmed over-ice surface expedition to reach the geographic North Pole.
  • A. Granma expedition
    The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
  • B. Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
    The Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering late-19th-century polar voyage that used a specially designed ship to drift with the pack ice in an attempt to reach the North Pole and advance scientific understanding of the Arctic.
  • C. Polish Andes Expedition
    The Polish Andes Expedition was a pioneering mid-20th-century Polish mountaineering team known for major first ascents in the Andes, including the world’s highest volcano, Ojos del Salado.
  • D. Discovery Outpost
    Discovery Outpost is a family-oriented area of the San Diego Zoo featuring interactive exhibits and close-up animal encounters designed to engage children and visitors in hands-on learning about wildlife.
  • E. First voyage of James Cook
    The First voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Pacific Ocean during which Cook charted New Zealand and Australia’s eastern coastline and conducted astronomical and scientific observations.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasFirstUndisputedSurfaceArrivalExpedition
Context triple: [North Pole, hasFirstUndisputedSurfaceArrivalExpedition, Ralph Plaisted expedition]
  • A. hasSummit
    Indicates that one entity possesses, features, or includes a summit or highest point as part of its structure or characteristics.
  • B. isFirstSpacecraftTo
    Indicates that a spacecraft is the earliest or initial one to reach, visit, or achieve a specified destination or milestone.
  • C. orbitFirstReached
    Indicates the point in time or event when an object first successfully enters into a specified orbit.
  • D. hasTour
    Indicates that an entity offers, includes, or is associated with a tour experience or guided visit.
  • E. hasFirstRecipient
    Indicates that an entity is the initial or primary recipient of something (such as a message, award, or transfer) in a sequence or set of recipients.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a2e80111fc8190961d5b7c6154123f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ecbf0650819080753815ca280eec completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:25 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a41777d794819099a07555ad2defe2 completed March 1, 2026, 10:39 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a418da55088190935babe9abae5ac4 completed March 1, 2026, 10:45 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4196334948190a1f6004b1a292550 completed March 1, 2026, 10:48 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2e971a3a481909e6b075f25dd234a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a2ea4545608190898436c72e10f39d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:14 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.