Triple
T1888770
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Goldberg |
E41820
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Rube Goldberg
Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist and inventor best known for his humorous illustrations of overly complex machines designed to perform simple tasks.
|
E210146
|
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: Rube Goldberg | Statement: [Goldberg, hasNotableBearer, Rube Goldberg]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rube Goldberg Context triple: [Goldberg, hasNotableBearer, Rube Goldberg]
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A.
Rube
Rube was the nickname of Andrew "Rube" Foster, a pioneering African American baseball player, manager, and executive widely regarded as the "Father of Black Baseball" for founding and leading the Negro National League.
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B.
John Edison Sweet
John Edison Sweet was an American mechanical engineer and inventor best known as a pioneering figure in the profession and an early leader in establishing standards and organization within the field.
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C.
Rufus Oldenburger
Rufus Oldenburger was an American mathematician and engineer known for his contributions to control theory and applied mathematics, particularly in the analysis of dynamic systems.
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D.
Bud Tribble
Bud Tribble is an American software engineer and executive best known as a key member of the original Apple Macintosh team and later a senior leader at both NeXT and Apple.
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E.
John Eames
John Eames is a central young clerk and romantic figure in Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire novels, notably portrayed as an earnest but socially awkward suitor.
- 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: Rube Goldberg Triple: [Goldberg, hasNotableBearer, Rube Goldberg]
Generated description
Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist and inventor best known for his humorous illustrations of overly complex machines designed to perform simple tasks.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rube Goldberg Target entity description: Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist and inventor best known for his humorous illustrations of overly complex machines designed to perform simple tasks.
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A.
Rube
Rube was the nickname of Andrew "Rube" Foster, a pioneering African American baseball player, manager, and executive widely regarded as the "Father of Black Baseball" for founding and leading the Negro National League.
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B.
John Edison Sweet
John Edison Sweet was an American mechanical engineer and inventor best known as a pioneering figure in the profession and an early leader in establishing standards and organization within the field.
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C.
Rufus Oldenburger
Rufus Oldenburger was an American mathematician and engineer known for his contributions to control theory and applied mathematics, particularly in the analysis of dynamic systems.
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D.
Bud Tribble
Bud Tribble is an American software engineer and executive best known as a key member of the original Apple Macintosh team and later a senior leader at both NeXT and Apple.
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E.
John Eames
John Eames is a central young clerk and romantic figure in Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire novels, notably portrayed as an earnest but socially awkward suitor.
- 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_69a8864b6de0819098d089f6a1b910a7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb12382b481908cd26b56f8558226 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69addf665bd48190b08ff5159333b99b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ade02321b881909e8bb087f6c3acd4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ade0d3f77481909cb4c9a57a9fb6a7 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:34 p.m.