Triple
T900523
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | North American X-15 |
E19434
|
entity |
| Predicate | notablePilot |
P2087
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William J. Knight |
E280742
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: [North American X-15, notablePilot, William J. Knight]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William J. Knight Context triple: [North American X-15, notablePilot, William J. Knight]
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A.
William J. Knight
chosen
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
Jack Frederick Kilpatrick
Jack Frederick Kilpatrick was an American composer and musicologist known for his work in Native American music and contributions to ethnomusicology.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a4939e889c8190ac148b3ac1a7f90b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4ad42ecac81909f8bc554d2fe0363 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b108adf62c81909d6c13b33b2a1145 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 6:16 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.