Triple
T5830870
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ethel Merman |
E129340
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Six
Robert Six was an influential American airline executive best known for transforming Continental Airlines into a major national carrier in the mid-20th century.
|
E547941
|
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 Six | Statement: [Ethel Merman, spouse, Robert Six]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Six Context triple: [Ethel Merman, spouse, Robert Six]
-
A.
Ronald J. Grabe
Ronald J. Grabe is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel who piloted and commanded multiple Space Shuttle missions.
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B.
Gregory Nussbaum
Gregory Nussbaum is a film editor known for his work on the 2008 comic-book adaptation "The Spirit."
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C.
Philip Bruns
Philip Bruns was an American character actor best known for his television and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including his work on the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
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D.
Stephen H. Sachs
Stephen H. Sachs is an American lawyer and politician who served as Maryland’s attorney general and was known for his work on legal reform and civil rights.
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E.
Edward Anhalt
Edward Anhalt was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his Academy Award–winning work on films such as "Panic in the Streets" and "Becket."
- 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 Six Triple: [Ethel Merman, spouse, Robert Six]
Generated description
Robert Six was an influential American airline executive best known for transforming Continental Airlines into a major national carrier in the mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Six Target entity description: Robert Six was an influential American airline executive best known for transforming Continental Airlines into a major national carrier in the mid-20th century.
-
A.
Ronald J. Grabe
Ronald J. Grabe is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel who piloted and commanded multiple Space Shuttle missions.
-
B.
Gregory Nussbaum
Gregory Nussbaum is a film editor known for his work on the 2008 comic-book adaptation "The Spirit."
-
C.
Philip Bruns
Philip Bruns was an American character actor best known for his television and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including his work on the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
-
D.
Stephen H. Sachs
Stephen H. Sachs is an American lawyer and politician who served as Maryland’s attorney general and was known for his work on legal reform and civil rights.
-
E.
Edward Anhalt
Edward Anhalt was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his Academy Award–winning work on films such as "Panic in the Streets" and "Becket."
- 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_69c00849d55481908b4f9f5543e0bf6d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0346ac31c8190bbd28444f75da875 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c09866fd248190b4248a993051b732 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c0995672f08190acce2a14266ccf6a |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c099fefd6c8190ae1b4480ef133f02 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:54 p.m.