Triple

T562836
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject United States Air Force Test Pilot School E13489 entity
Predicate hasAlumni P51 FINISHED
Object William J. Knight
William J. "Pete" Knight was a U.S. Air Force test pilot and astronaut best known for setting the world speed record in the X-15 rocket plane.
E280742 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 J. Knight | Statement: [United States Air Force Test Pilot School, hasAlumni, William J. Knight]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William J. Knight
Context triple: [United States Air Force Test Pilot School, hasAlumni, William J. Knight]
  • A. Carl J. Kilpatrick
    Carl J. Kilpatrick is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Kilpatrick, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
  • B. John R. Hayes
    John R. Hayes is a cognitive psychologist and researcher known for his work on problem solving, creativity, and writing processes, often in collaboration with Herbert A. Simon.
  • C. Alan S. Boyd
    Alan S. Boyd was an American lawyer and public official who became the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation, helping to shape national transportation policy in the late 1960s.
  • D. Jack Frederick Kilpatrick
    Jack Frederick Kilpatrick was an American composer and musicologist known for his work in Native American music and contributions to ethnomusicology.
  • E. Harry M. Wegeforth
    Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
  • 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 J. Knight
Triple: [United States Air Force Test Pilot School, hasAlumni, William J. Knight]
Generated description
William J. "Pete" Knight was a U.S. Air Force test pilot and astronaut best known for setting the world speed record in the X-15 rocket plane.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William J. Knight
Target entity description: William J. "Pete" Knight was a U.S. Air Force test pilot and astronaut best known for setting the world speed record in the X-15 rocket plane.
  • A. Carl J. Kilpatrick
    Carl J. Kilpatrick is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Kilpatrick, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
  • B. John R. Hayes
    John R. Hayes is a cognitive psychologist and researcher known for his work on problem solving, creativity, and writing processes, often in collaboration with Herbert A. Simon.
  • C. Alan S. Boyd
    Alan S. Boyd was an American lawyer and public official who became the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation, helping to shape national transportation policy in the late 1960s.
  • D. Jack Frederick Kilpatrick
    Jack Frederick Kilpatrick was an American composer and musicologist known for his work in Native American music and contributions to ethnomusicology.
  • E. Harry M. Wegeforth
    Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
  • 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_69a4933edcf08190b35ecfd6014caee6 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49a712bc48190ba298b3c76ab11cc completed March 1, 2026, 7:58 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af8309912c819096cf0dad7039ec95 completed March 10, 2026, 2:33 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69af840b2fb881909755b06563b8c561 completed March 10, 2026, 2:38 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69af8487bcac819085b6f5827a48696a completed March 10, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:32 p.m.