Triple
T14692881
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bell Telephone controversy |
E345077
|
entity |
| Predicate | significantPerson |
P643
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Johann Philipp Reis
Johann Philipp Reis was a 19th-century German inventor best known for building one of the earliest practical electric telephones, making him a key figure in debates over the invention’s true origin.
|
E1114964
|
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: Johann Philipp Reis | Statement: [Bell Telephone controversy, significantPerson, Johann Philipp Reis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johann Philipp Reis Context triple: [Bell Telephone controversy, significantPerson, Johann Philipp Reis]
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A.
Friedrich Braun
Friedrich Braun was a German civil servant best known as the father of Eva Braun, the longtime companion and later wife of Adolf Hitler.
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B.
Antonio Meucci
Antonio Meucci was an Italian inventor who developed an early voice communication device and is often cited as a key, though long-overlooked, figure in the invention of the telephone.
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C.
Ferdinand Braun
Ferdinand Braun was a German physicist and Nobel laureate best known for his pioneering work on wireless telegraphy and the development of the cathode-ray tube.
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D.
Ernst Alexanderson
Ernst Alexanderson was a Swedish-American electrical engineer and pioneer in radio and television technology, best known for developing early high-frequency alternators used in long-distance radio communication.
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E.
Elisha Gray
Elisha Gray was a 19th-century American electrical engineer and inventor, best known as a pioneer in telegraphy and early telephone technology.
- 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: Johann Philipp Reis Triple: [Bell Telephone controversy, significantPerson, Johann Philipp Reis]
Generated description
Johann Philipp Reis was a 19th-century German inventor best known for building one of the earliest practical electric telephones, making him a key figure in debates over the invention’s true origin.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johann Philipp Reis Target entity description: Johann Philipp Reis was a 19th-century German inventor best known for building one of the earliest practical electric telephones, making him a key figure in debates over the invention’s true origin.
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A.
Friedrich Braun
Friedrich Braun was a German civil servant best known as the father of Eva Braun, the longtime companion and later wife of Adolf Hitler.
-
B.
Antonio Meucci
Antonio Meucci was an Italian inventor who developed an early voice communication device and is often cited as a key, though long-overlooked, figure in the invention of the telephone.
-
C.
Ferdinand Braun
Ferdinand Braun was a German physicist and Nobel laureate best known for his pioneering work on wireless telegraphy and the development of the cathode-ray tube.
-
D.
Ernst Alexanderson
Ernst Alexanderson was a Swedish-American electrical engineer and pioneer in radio and television technology, best known for developing early high-frequency alternators used in long-distance radio communication.
-
E.
Elisha Gray
Elisha Gray was a 19th-century American electrical engineer and inventor, best known as a pioneer in telegraphy and early telephone technology.
- 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_69d822e34b348190ada4d1cdb6c7c226 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb586e7108190be644db9cf9a4d99 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fdf08274ac8190b5ba0752d36a690b |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fdf21ff584819098d5bc66fd667edf |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:24 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fdf2980d188190a81474df8097aab7 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:26 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:28 a.m.