Triple

T8253138
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Spies E193003 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Hermann Spies
Hermann Spies was a notable individual bearing the surname Spies, recognized enough to be specifically cited among people with that name.
 E763846 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: Hermann Spies | Statement: [Spies, hasNotableBearer, Hermann Spies]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hermann Spies
Context triple: [Spies, hasNotableBearer, Hermann Spies]
  • A. Heinrich Spies
    Heinrich Spies is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Spies.
  • B. Friedrich Spies
    Friedrich Spies is a notable individual who shares his surname with others recognized under the name Spies.
  • C. Karl Spies
    Karl Spies is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Spies.
  • D. Hermann Schmitz
    Hermann Schmitz was a German industrialist who served as a leading executive of IG Farben and was later convicted for his role in the company’s activities during the Nazi era.
  • E. Adolf Borchers
    Adolf Borchers was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front.
  • 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: Hermann Spies
Triple: [Spies, hasNotableBearer, Hermann Spies]
Generated description
Hermann Spies was a notable individual bearing the surname Spies, recognized enough to be specifically cited among people with that name.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hermann Spies
Target entity description: Hermann Spies was a notable individual bearing the surname Spies, recognized enough to be specifically cited among people with that name.
  • A. Heinrich Spies
    Heinrich Spies is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Spies.
  • B. Friedrich Spies
    Friedrich Spies is a notable individual who shares his surname with others recognized under the name Spies.
  • C. Karl Spies
    Karl Spies is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Spies.
  • D. Hermann Schmitz
    Hermann Schmitz was a German industrialist who served as a leading executive of IG Farben and was later convicted for his role in the company’s activities during the Nazi era.
  • E. Adolf Borchers
    Adolf Borchers was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front.
  • 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_69ca82dfad9c8190b8cd18fb89f50f40 completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb78cbc7cc81909931440e95d6e691 completed March 31, 2026, 7:33 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfab01c58c81909148dacad2dc7667 completed April 3, 2026, 11:56 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfac76d0f8819090c2bff520db52f4 completed April 3, 2026, 12:03 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfad04e514819084bf30b8f026c031 completed April 3, 2026, 12:05 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:48 p.m.