Triple
T20231785
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Benjamin Becker |
E495542
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Merzig, Saarland, Germany
Merzig is a small town in the German state of Saarland, near the borders with France and Luxembourg, known for its scenic Saar River valley setting and regional cultural significance.
|
E1418703
|
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: Merzig, Saarland, Germany | Statement: [Benjamin Becker, placeOfBirth, Merzig, Saarland, Germany]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merzig, Saarland, Germany Context triple: [Benjamin Becker, placeOfBirth, Merzig, Saarland, Germany]
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A.
Saarlouis, Germany
Saarlouis, Germany is an industrial city in the state of Saarland known for its major Ford automobile manufacturing plant and its historic fortress origins.
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B.
Mosel, Germany
Mosel, Germany is an industrial locality known for its major automotive manufacturing facilities, including a Volkswagen plant that produces models like the Passat.
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C.
Bad Dürkheim, Germany
Bad Dürkheim is a spa town in Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate region, known for its wine production and the annual Wurstmarkt wine festival.
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D.
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken is a German city on the Saar River known as an industrial, cultural, and educational center near the French border.
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E.
Mühlheim am Main, Germany
Mühlheim am Main is a small town in the state of Hesse in central Germany, situated on the River Main near Frankfurt.
- 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: Merzig, Saarland, Germany Triple: [Benjamin Becker, placeOfBirth, Merzig, Saarland, Germany]
Generated description
Merzig is a small town in the German state of Saarland, near the borders with France and Luxembourg, known for its scenic Saar River valley setting and regional cultural significance.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merzig, Saarland, Germany Target entity description: Merzig is a small town in the German state of Saarland, near the borders with France and Luxembourg, known for its scenic Saar River valley setting and regional cultural significance.
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A.
Saarlouis, Germany
Saarlouis, Germany is an industrial city in the state of Saarland known for its major Ford automobile manufacturing plant and its historic fortress origins.
-
B.
Mosel, Germany
Mosel, Germany is an industrial locality known for its major automotive manufacturing facilities, including a Volkswagen plant that produces models like the Passat.
-
C.
Bad Dürkheim, Germany
Bad Dürkheim is a spa town in Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate region, known for its wine production and the annual Wurstmarkt wine festival.
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D.
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken is a German city on the Saar River known as an industrial, cultural, and educational center near the French border.
-
E.
Mühlheim am Main, Germany
Mühlheim am Main is a small town in the state of Hesse in central Germany, situated on the River Main near Frankfurt.
- 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_69da626cff80819097b530718a7c98b6 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e66fddafac819089cef4158f5e0ab5 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a084b8c7c9881908f724d10c915963a |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a084c041b5c8190881a6d08c4afe42f |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a084c7dee808190a0883f7f0c7873a9 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:52 a.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:39 p.m.