Triple

T6865005
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lockheed Skunk Works E158378 entity
Predicate keyPerson P256 FINISHED
Object Ben Rich
Ben Rich was an American aerospace engineer and longtime head of Lockheed's Skunk Works, renowned for leading the development of stealth aircraft such as the F-117 Nighthawk.
 E623328 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: Ben Rich | Statement: [Lockheed Skunk Works, keyPerson, Ben Rich]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ben Rich
Context triple: [Lockheed Skunk Works, keyPerson, Ben Rich]
  • A. Bob Richman
    Bob Richman is an American cinematographer best known for his work on acclaimed documentaries, including the Oscar-winning climate change film "An Inconvenient Truth."
  • B. Richard Helm
    Richard Helm is a software engineer and co-author of the influential "Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software," which helped formalize and popularize design patterns in software development.
  • C. Charles Walters
    Charles Walters was an American film director and choreographer best known for his work on classic MGM musicals in the mid-20th century.
  • D. Randolph Miller
    Randolph Miller is a young American boy in Henry James's novella "Daisy Miller," known as the outspoken and precocious younger brother of the title character.
  • E. Ken Howard
    Ken Howard was an American actor best known for his roles in film, television, and theater, including his portrayal of Thomas Jefferson in the musical film "1776."
  • 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: Ben Rich
Triple: [Lockheed Skunk Works, keyPerson, Ben Rich]
Generated description
Ben Rich was an American aerospace engineer and longtime head of Lockheed's Skunk Works, renowned for leading the development of stealth aircraft such as the F-117 Nighthawk.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ben Rich
Target entity description: Ben Rich was an American aerospace engineer and longtime head of Lockheed's Skunk Works, renowned for leading the development of stealth aircraft such as the F-117 Nighthawk.
  • A. Bob Richman
    Bob Richman is an American cinematographer best known for his work on acclaimed documentaries, including the Oscar-winning climate change film "An Inconvenient Truth."
  • B. Richard Helm
    Richard Helm is a software engineer and co-author of the influential "Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software," which helped formalize and popularize design patterns in software development.
  • C. Charles Walters
    Charles Walters was an American film director and choreographer best known for his work on classic MGM musicals in the mid-20th century.
  • D. Randolph Miller
    Randolph Miller is a young American boy in Henry James's novella "Daisy Miller," known as the outspoken and precocious younger brother of the title character.
  • E. Ken Howard
    Ken Howard was an American actor best known for his roles in film, television, and theater, including his portrayal of Thomas Jefferson in the musical film "1776."
  • 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_69c68831e3648190a643c328122e4d43 completed March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6d88af6d88190ac9faa32fa1bfa0e completed March 27, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c72ff153d48190a4b0d4e403457fe8 completed March 28, 2026, 1:33 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c730e882308190a3fbc61245941338 completed March 28, 2026, 1:37 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7316a9cc081908c088725cb7626e8 completed March 28, 2026, 1:39 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:21 p.m.