Triple

T7603379
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject STS-115 E180038 entity
Predicate pilot P2087 FINISHED
Object Christopher J. Ferguson
Christopher J. Ferguson is a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who flew multiple Space Shuttle missions and later worked in commercial spaceflight.
 E691038 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: Christopher J. Ferguson | Statement: [STS-115, pilot, Christopher J. Ferguson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Christopher J. Ferguson
Context triple: [STS-115, pilot, Christopher J. Ferguson]
  • A. Michael T. Williamson
    Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
  • B. Craig A. Stough
    Craig A. Stough is an American local government leader who serves as the mayor of Sylvania, Ohio.
  • C. Christopher B. Duncan
    Christopher B. Duncan is an American actor best known for his comedic television roles, including portrayals of presidential and authority figures.
  • D. Stephen M. Kellen
    Stephen M. Kellen was a prominent financier and philanthropist known for his leadership at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder and his significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
  • E. Michael V. Drake
    Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
  • 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: Christopher J. Ferguson
Triple: [STS-115, pilot, Christopher J. Ferguson]
Generated description
Christopher J. Ferguson is a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who flew multiple Space Shuttle missions and later worked in commercial spaceflight.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Christopher J. Ferguson
Target entity description: Christopher J. Ferguson is a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who flew multiple Space Shuttle missions and later worked in commercial spaceflight.
  • A. Michael T. Williamson
    Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
  • B. Craig A. Stough
    Craig A. Stough is an American local government leader who serves as the mayor of Sylvania, Ohio.
  • C. Christopher B. Duncan
    Christopher B. Duncan is an American actor best known for his comedic television roles, including portrayals of presidential and authority figures.
  • D. Stephen M. Kellen
    Stephen M. Kellen was a prominent financier and philanthropist known for his leadership at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder and his significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
  • E. Michael V. Drake
    Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
  • 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_69c69f3567008190ab01d2ca7b53584a completed March 27, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f9fa633081909660f653f5b073cd completed March 27, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c966100ffc8190873c6246759b0aa0 completed March 29, 2026, 5:49 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c966b7bc3c8190a2839a0367e939a9 completed March 29, 2026, 5:51 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c96727575c81909eb3877cd5f3679d completed March 29, 2026, 5:53 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:54 p.m.