Triple
T20357212
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | STS-51-J |
E496680
|
entity |
| Predicate | payloadSpecialist |
P21472
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William A. Pailes |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: William A. Pailes | Statement: [STS-51-J, payloadSpecialist, William A. Pailes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Pailes Context triple: [STS-51-J, payloadSpecialist, William A. Pailes]
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A.
William A. Pailes
chosen
William A. Pailes is a former United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle.
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B.
James F. Buchli
James F. Buchli is a retired United States Marine Corps officer and NASA astronaut who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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C.
Robert B. Weide
Robert B. Weide is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter best known for his work on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and various documentaries about comedians.
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D.
John M. Pfau
John M. Pfau was the founding president of California State University, San Bernardino, recognized for his leadership in establishing and developing the institution.
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E.
Thomas E. Ackerman
Thomas E. Ackerman is an American cinematographer known for his work on popular films including the dark comedy-fantasy "Beetlejuice."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e0b4a3f7f48190b37f354574028ca6 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e67854c0448190ab10363f8a218afb |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:02 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:25 a.m.