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]
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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.
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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."
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C.
Robert Ochsenfeld
Robert Ochsenfeld was a German physicist best known for co-discovering the Meissner effect, a fundamental phenomenon in superconductivity.
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D.
Erwin Kurtz
Erwin Kurtz is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Kurtz.
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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.
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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.