Triple

T8831217
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Rube Goldberg E210146 entity
Predicate hasEponym P12247 FINISHED
Object Rube Goldberg machine
A Rube Goldberg machine is an intentionally overcomplicated contraption that performs a simple task through a chain reaction of whimsical, often humorous steps.
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 machine | Statement: [Rube Goldberg, hasEponym, Rube Goldberg machine]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rube Goldberg machine
Context triple: [Rube Goldberg, hasEponym, Rube Goldberg machine]
  • A. Dancing Machine
    "Dancing Machine" is a 1974 funk and disco-influenced hit single by The Jackson 5, renowned for popularizing the robot dance and showcasing the group's transition to a more dance-oriented sound.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Automat
    "Automat" is a 1927 oil painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper, depicting a solitary woman seated in a self-service restaurant under stark electric light, emblematic of urban isolation and modern alienation.
  • D. Archimedes’ claw
    Archimedes’ claw was an ancient defensive war machine, attributed to the Greek mathematician Archimedes, designed to lift and capsize attacking ships during naval assaults on Syracuse.
  • E. Extraordinary Machine
    Extraordinary Machine is Fiona Apple's critically acclaimed third studio album, known for its intricate songwriting, inventive production, and emotionally nuanced lyrics.
  • 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 machine
Triple: [Rube Goldberg, hasEponym, Rube Goldberg machine]
Generated description
A Rube Goldberg machine is an intentionally overcomplicated contraption that performs a simple task through a chain reaction of whimsical, often humorous steps.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rube Goldberg machine
Target entity description: A Rube Goldberg machine is an intentionally overcomplicated contraption that performs a simple task through a chain reaction of whimsical, often humorous steps.
  • A. Dancing Machine
    "Dancing Machine" is a 1974 funk and disco-influenced hit single by The Jackson 5, renowned for popularizing the robot dance and showcasing the group's transition to a more dance-oriented sound.
  • B. Rube Goldberg chosen
    Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist and inventor best known for his humorous illustrations of overly complex machines designed to perform simple tasks.
  • C. Automat
    "Automat" is a 1927 oil painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper, depicting a solitary woman seated in a self-service restaurant under stark electric light, emblematic of urban isolation and modern alienation.
  • D. Archimedes’ claw
    Archimedes’ claw was an ancient defensive war machine, attributed to the Greek mathematician Archimedes, designed to lift and capsize attacking ships during naval assaults on Syracuse.
  • E. Extraordinary Machine
    Extraordinary Machine is Fiona Apple's critically acclaimed third studio album, known for its intricate songwriting, inventive production, and emotionally nuanced lyrics.
  • F. None of above.

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_69ca8365b28081909e48e45e95dfc405 completed March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc604ed2b88190b4f53b34b5a438f7 completed April 1, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfa060ccd0819082824c8595b244a6 completed April 3, 2026, 11:11 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfa246ade0819097fe80a77f32592b completed April 3, 2026, 11:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfa2c4833c8190b67c4545af056292 completed April 3, 2026, 11:21 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:47 p.m.