Triple

T17276056
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Factor Four E419394 entity
Predicate coAuthor P398 FINISHED
Object Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker is a German scientist and politician known for his pioneering work in environmental policy and resource efficiency.
E1260757 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: Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker | Statement: [Factor Four, coAuthor, Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
Context triple: [Factor Four, coAuthor, Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker]
  • A. Richard von Weizsäcker
    Richard von Weizsäcker was a prominent German statesman and Christian Democratic Union politician who served as President of Germany during the pivotal years of reunification.
  • B. Ernst von Weizsäcker
    Ernst von Weizsäcker was a German diplomat who served as State Secretary in the Foreign Office under the Nazi regime and was later convicted for his role in its policies at the post-World War II Ministries Trial.
  • C. Fritz von Weizsäcker
    Fritz von Weizsäcker was a German physician and professor of internal medicine who served as chief physician at Berlin’s Schlosspark-Klinik and was tragically killed during a public lecture in 2019.
  • D. Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
    Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker was a German physicist and philosopher known for his contributions to nuclear physics, cosmology, and the philosophy of science, as well as for his involvement in ethical debates about atomic weapons.
  • E. Andreas von Weizsäcker
    Andreas von Weizsäcker was a German sculptor and member of the prominent von Weizsäcker family.
  • 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: Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
Triple: [Factor Four, coAuthor, Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker]
Generated description
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker is a German scientist and politician known for his pioneering work in environmental policy and resource efficiency.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
Target entity description: Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker is a German scientist and politician known for his pioneering work in environmental policy and resource efficiency.
  • A. Richard von Weizsäcker
    Richard von Weizsäcker was a prominent German statesman and Christian Democratic Union politician who served as President of Germany during the pivotal years of reunification.
  • B. Ernst von Weizsäcker
    Ernst von Weizsäcker was a German diplomat who served as State Secretary in the Foreign Office under the Nazi regime and was later convicted for his role in its policies at the post-World War II Ministries Trial.
  • C. Fritz von Weizsäcker
    Fritz von Weizsäcker was a German physician and professor of internal medicine who served as chief physician at Berlin’s Schlosspark-Klinik and was tragically killed during a public lecture in 2019.
  • D. Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
    Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker was a German physicist and philosopher known for his contributions to nuclear physics, cosmology, and the philosophy of science, as well as for his involvement in ethical debates about atomic weapons.
  • E. Andreas von Weizsäcker
    Andreas von Weizsäcker was a German sculptor and member of the prominent von Weizsäcker family.
  • 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_69d886da626481908a14ce7830329a35 completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4332625c48190a25bf51543d797c3 completed April 19, 2026, 1:43 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a01794f6cf481909d76e3d61f9888c5 completed May 11, 2026, 6:38 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a017b5abdc481909832a6e46d21b34b completed May 11, 2026, 6:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a017bcf8a6081908922f5ef2673abae completed May 11, 2026, 6:48 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:40 a.m.