Triple

T1723246
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alvin Plantinga E37438 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object Michael Bergmann
Michael Bergmann is an American analytic philosopher known for his work in epistemology, particularly on skepticism, justification, and religious epistemology.
E343328 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: Michael Bergmann | Statement: [Alvin Plantinga, influenced, Michael Bergmann]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Bergmann
Context triple: [Alvin Plantinga, influenced, Michael Bergmann]
  • A. Martin Benrath
    Martin Benrath was a German actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theater from the mid-20th century onward.
  • B. Philip Steuer
    Philip Steuer is a film producer best known for his work on major studio projects, including the Disney drama "Saving Mr. Banks."
  • C. Robert Ochsenfeld
    Robert Ochsenfeld was a German physicist best known for co-discovering the Meissner effect, a fundamental phenomenon in superconductivity.
  • D. Erwin Kurtz
    Erwin Kurtz is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Kurtz.
  • E. Klaus Heissler
    Klaus Heissler is a talking goldfish with the brain of an East German Olympic ski jumper, serving as a comedic and often sarcastic member of the Smith family in the animated series "American Dad!".
  • 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: Michael Bergmann
Triple: [Alvin Plantinga, influenced, Michael Bergmann]
Generated description
Michael Bergmann is an American analytic philosopher known for his work in epistemology, particularly on skepticism, justification, and religious epistemology.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Bergmann
Target entity description: Michael Bergmann is an American analytic philosopher known for his work in epistemology, particularly on skepticism, justification, and religious epistemology.
  • A. Martin Benrath
    Martin Benrath was a German actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theater from the mid-20th century onward.
  • B. Philip Steuer
    Philip Steuer is a film producer best known for his work on major studio projects, including the Disney drama "Saving Mr. Banks."
  • C. Robert Ochsenfeld
    Robert Ochsenfeld was a German physicist best known for co-discovering the Meissner effect, a fundamental phenomenon in superconductivity.
  • D. Erwin Kurtz
    Erwin Kurtz is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Kurtz.
  • E. Klaus Heissler
    Klaus Heissler is a talking goldfish with the brain of an East German Olympic ski jumper, serving as a comedic and often sarcastic member of the Smith family in the animated series "American Dad!".
  • 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_69a8861acab88190bb43cde203429399 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa63587ce08190a6a9e6dae11a708c completed March 6, 2026, 5:17 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b2e7fbc76c8190a66110203d53f055 completed March 12, 2026, 4:21 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b2e8a5f70c8190a8739c7adb900461 completed March 12, 2026, 4:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b2e916b5708190b5cba6fa7b434dcb completed March 12, 2026, 4:25 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.