Triple
T76090
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Altmark Incident |
E1520
|
entity |
| Predicate | commanderForUK |
P1061
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Philip Vian
Philip Vian was a distinguished British Royal Navy admiral known for his aggressive leadership in destroyer actions and key naval engagements during the Second World War.
|
E10432
|
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: Philip Vian | Statement: [Altmark Incident, commanderForUK, Philip Vian]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philip Vian Context triple: [Altmark Incident, commanderForUK, Philip Vian]
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A.
Ernest Merritt
Ernest Merritt was an American physicist and academic who co-founded the influential scientific journal Physical Review and helped shape early 20th-century physics research in the United States.
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B.
Richard Bolt
Richard Bolt was an American acoustician and co-founder of the influential research and engineering firm Bolt Beranek and Newman, known for its pioneering work in acoustics and computer networking.
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C.
Herbert George Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English writer best known as a pioneer of science fiction, authoring classics such as "The War of the Worlds," "The Time Machine," and "The Invisible Man."
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D.
Campbell McInnes
Campbell McInnes is a film producer best known for his work on the political drama "Chappaquiddick," which explores the 1969 incident involving Senator Ted Kennedy.
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E.
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov was a prolific American science fiction author and biochemist renowned for works like the Foundation series and his popular science writing.
- 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: Philip Vian Triple: [Altmark Incident, commanderForUK, Philip Vian]
Generated description
Philip Vian was a distinguished British Royal Navy admiral known for his aggressive leadership in destroyer actions and key naval engagements during the Second World War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philip Vian Target entity description: Philip Vian was a distinguished British Royal Navy admiral known for his aggressive leadership in destroyer actions and key naval engagements during the Second World War.
-
A.
Ernest Merritt
Ernest Merritt was an American physicist and academic who co-founded the influential scientific journal Physical Review and helped shape early 20th-century physics research in the United States.
-
B.
Richard Bolt
Richard Bolt was an American acoustician and co-founder of the influential research and engineering firm Bolt Beranek and Newman, known for its pioneering work in acoustics and computer networking.
-
C.
Herbert George Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English writer best known as a pioneer of science fiction, authoring classics such as "The War of the Worlds," "The Time Machine," and "The Invisible Man."
-
D.
Campbell McInnes
Campbell McInnes is a film producer best known for his work on the political drama "Chappaquiddick," which explores the 1969 incident involving Senator Ted Kennedy.
-
E.
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov was a prolific American science fiction author and biochemist renowned for works like the Foundation series and his popular science writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: commanderForUK Context triple: [Altmark Incident, commanderForUK, Philip Vian]
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A.
commander
chosen
Indicates that one entity holds authoritative military or organizational control over another entity or group.
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B.
commanderOfRAF
Indicates that one entity serves as the commander or head of the Royal Air Force in relation to another entity.
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C.
hasCommander
Indicates that one entity serves as the commanding officer or leader of another entity.
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D.
commanderUnitedStates
Indicates that one entity serves as the commander of a United States military or governmental unit, mission, or operation.
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E.
commanderJapan
Indicates that an entity serves as the military commander of Japan or of Japanese forces.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a24c60d19c8190a1b6c105ca59ef5b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2559892dc81909303f2eefdc0025f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:40 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a275e2a91c81908ec21814794d70a6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a276c04f308190b3089549a8bc7cec |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:01 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a277437a1c819086ce4faf0e913a1d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:04 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a24eaf99e481908e8d314577e22ecf |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:10 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.