Triple

T476143
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Webb Space Telescope E9066 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object James E. Webb
James E. Webb was an American government official who served as NASA’s second administrator, overseeing key early space missions during the 1960s.
 E60302 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: James E. Webb | Statement: [James Webb Space Telescope, namedAfter, James E. Webb]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: James E. Webb
Context triple: [James Webb Space Telescope, namedAfter, James E. Webb]
  • A. J. Watson Webb Jr.
    J. Watson Webb Jr. was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions in the mid-20th century.
  • B. Robert Kerr
    Robert Kerr is a Canadian filmmaker and entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of the large-format cinema company IMAX.
  • C. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • D. Norman R. Augustine
    Norman R. Augustine is an American aerospace engineer, business executive, and former CEO of Lockheed Martin known for his leadership in the defense industry and influential roles in national science and technology policy.
  • E. Edward Linden
    Edward Linden was an American cinematographer best known for his work on classic early Hollywood films, including the pioneering visual effects and photography of the 1933 monster movie "King Kong."
  • 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: James E. Webb
Triple: [James Webb Space Telescope, namedAfter, James E. Webb]
Generated description
James E. Webb was an American government official who served as NASA’s second administrator, overseeing key early space missions during the 1960s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: James E. Webb
Target entity description: James E. Webb was an American government official who served as NASA’s second administrator, overseeing key early space missions during the 1960s.
  • A. J. Watson Webb Jr.
    J. Watson Webb Jr. was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions in the mid-20th century.
  • B. Robert Kerr
    Robert Kerr is a Canadian filmmaker and entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of the large-format cinema company IMAX.
  • C. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • D. Norman R. Augustine
    Norman R. Augustine is an American aerospace engineer, business executive, and former CEO of Lockheed Martin known for his leadership in the defense industry and influential roles in national science and technology policy.
  • E. Edward Linden
    Edward Linden was an American cinematographer best known for his work on classic early Hollywood films, including the pioneering visual effects and photography of the 1933 monster movie "King Kong."
  • 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_69a2e7ff81708190b0507a24a997232c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2f03b5e5081908ee3dba9d19a6871 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a4711cd9ac8190bc95a6560950525b completed March 1, 2026, 5:02 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a47180628c8190b801210ec5edf071 completed March 1, 2026, 5:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4721291a08190bc0b6f3aaadf8b71 completed March 1, 2026, 5:06 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.