Triple
T4861094
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | IML-1 |
E108660
|
entity |
| Predicate | payloadSpecialist |
P21472
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ulf D. Merbold
Ulf D. Merbold is a German physicist and astronaut who became the first West German citizen to fly in space and flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions as a payload specialist.
|
E478045
|
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: Ulf D. Merbold | Statement: [IML-1, payloadSpecialist, Ulf D. Merbold]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ulf D. Merbold Context triple: [IML-1, payloadSpecialist, Ulf D. Merbold]
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A.
Juergen Weigert
Juergen Weigert is a software developer best known for his significant contributions to the GNU Screen terminal multiplexer project.
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B.
Rainer G. Rümmler
Rainer G. Rümmler was a German architect best known for designing numerous distinctive Berlin U-Bahn stations in the latter half of the 20th century.
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C.
Wulf-Dieter Burwitz
Wulf-Dieter Burwitz was the son of Heinrich Himmler’s daughter Gudrun, known primarily for his discreet but long-standing involvement in neo-Nazi and far-right circles in postwar Germany.
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D.
Wolfgang Ehrlich
Wolfgang Ehrlich is a notable individual who shares the Ehrlich surname, recognized enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the name.
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E.
Reinhold Seeberg
Reinhold Seeberg was a prominent German Lutheran theologian and church historian known for his influential work on dogmatics and for mentoring figures such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
- 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: Ulf D. Merbold Triple: [IML-1, payloadSpecialist, Ulf D. Merbold]
Generated description
Ulf D. Merbold is a German physicist and astronaut who became the first West German citizen to fly in space and flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions as a payload specialist.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ulf D. Merbold Target entity description: Ulf D. Merbold is a German physicist and astronaut who became the first West German citizen to fly in space and flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions as a payload specialist.
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A.
Juergen Weigert
Juergen Weigert is a software developer best known for his significant contributions to the GNU Screen terminal multiplexer project.
-
B.
Rainer G. Rümmler
Rainer G. Rümmler was a German architect best known for designing numerous distinctive Berlin U-Bahn stations in the latter half of the 20th century.
-
C.
Wulf-Dieter Burwitz
Wulf-Dieter Burwitz was the son of Heinrich Himmler’s daughter Gudrun, known primarily for his discreet but long-standing involvement in neo-Nazi and far-right circles in postwar Germany.
-
D.
Wolfgang Ehrlich
Wolfgang Ehrlich is a notable individual who shares the Ehrlich surname, recognized enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the name.
-
E.
Reinhold Seeberg
Reinhold Seeberg was a prominent German Lutheran theologian and church historian known for his influential work on dogmatics and for mentoring figures such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
- 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_69bd440b965081908b0557721cae6338 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6d5e247c8190b6ae4e9b529f0345 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be6faf39d4819091f76ce321c7e82a |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be70a3a64081908551518b53a0f0c4 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be70f90d988190b3f27a1a6facb004 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:26 p.m.