Triple

T8081709
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bruce McCandless II E188630 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object McCandless
McCandless is a surname most notably associated with Bruce McCandless II, a U.S. astronaut famed for performing the first untethered spacewalk.
E711084 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: McCandless | Statement: [Bruce McCandless II, familyName, McCandless]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCandless
Context triple: [Bruce McCandless II, familyName, McCandless]
  • A. Into the Wild (book)
    Into the Wild (book) is Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction account of Christopher McCandless’s journey into the Alaskan wilderness and the circumstances leading to his tragic death.
  • B. Into the Wild
    Into the Wild is a 2007 biographical adventure drama film, directed by Sean Penn and based on Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction book, that follows the true story of Christopher McCandless’s journey into the Alaskan wilderness.
  • C. In the Wilderness
    "In the Wilderness" is a novel by Sigrid Undset that forms one of the volumes in her historical tetralogy "The Master of Hestviken," exploring medieval Norwegian life and complex moral and spiritual struggles.
  • D. Outward Bound
    Outward Bound is an international network of outdoor education organizations that use challenging wilderness expeditions to develop character, leadership, and resilience in participants.
  • E. Hatchet
    "Hatchet" is a 2006 American slasher film known for its throwback, gore-heavy homage to 1980s horror movies and the introduction of the swamp-dwelling killer Victor Crowley.
  • 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: McCandless
Triple: [Bruce McCandless II, familyName, McCandless]
Generated description
McCandless is a surname most notably associated with Bruce McCandless II, a U.S. astronaut famed for performing the first untethered spacewalk.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCandless
Target entity description: McCandless is a surname most notably associated with Bruce McCandless II, a U.S. astronaut famed for performing the first untethered spacewalk.
  • A. Into the Wild (book)
    Into the Wild (book) is Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction account of Christopher McCandless’s journey into the Alaskan wilderness and the circumstances leading to his tragic death.
  • B. Into the Wild
    Into the Wild is a 2007 biographical adventure drama film, directed by Sean Penn and based on Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction book, that follows the true story of Christopher McCandless’s journey into the Alaskan wilderness.
  • C. In the Wilderness
    "In the Wilderness" is a novel by Sigrid Undset that forms one of the volumes in her historical tetralogy "The Master of Hestviken," exploring medieval Norwegian life and complex moral and spiritual struggles.
  • D. Outward Bound
    Outward Bound is an international network of outdoor education organizations that use challenging wilderness expeditions to develop character, leadership, and resilience in participants.
  • E. Hatchet
    "Hatchet" is a 2006 American slasher film known for its throwback, gore-heavy homage to 1980s horror movies and the introduction of the swamp-dwelling killer Victor Crowley.
  • 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_69ca82b662e88190b9323daab8c28a21 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb40a699388190a5b8e26524ae43e5 completed March 31, 2026, 3:33 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cc63fba1148190b8d0f04faa5330a1 completed April 1, 2026, 12:16 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cc651e3b4c81908408c9f08eca8e09 completed April 1, 2026, 12:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cc694d861c8190b504352c1fad2c36 completed April 1, 2026, 12:39 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:28 p.m.