Triple
T912675
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | STS-42 |
E19696
|
entity |
| Predicate | crewMember |
P2094
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David C. Hilmers
David C. Hilmers is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Marine Corps officer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions before later becoming a physician and academic.
|
E235737
|
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: David C. Hilmers | Statement: [STS-42, crewMember, David C. Hilmers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David C. Hilmers Context triple: [STS-42, crewMember, David C. Hilmers]
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A.
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
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B.
David M. Satterfield
David M. Satterfield is an American diplomat and former U.S. ambassador who has held several senior foreign policy roles, including directing Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
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C.
Karl C. Mamola
Karl C. Mamola is a distinguished physics educator recognized for his significant contributions to physics teaching and learning.
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D.
Robert T. Herres
Robert T. Herres was a United States Air Force general who became the first Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a key leader in U.S. military space and strategic command operations.
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E.
R. Lawrence Kirkegaard
R. Lawrence Kirkegaard is an acoustical engineer renowned for designing high-performance concert hall acoustics, including those of Seiji Ozawa Hall.
- 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: David C. Hilmers Triple: [STS-42, crewMember, David C. Hilmers]
Generated description
David C. Hilmers is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Marine Corps officer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions before later becoming a physician and academic.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David C. Hilmers Target entity description: David C. Hilmers is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Marine Corps officer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions before later becoming a physician and academic.
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A.
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
-
B.
David M. Satterfield
David M. Satterfield is an American diplomat and former U.S. ambassador who has held several senior foreign policy roles, including directing Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
-
C.
Karl C. Mamola
Karl C. Mamola is a distinguished physics educator recognized for his significant contributions to physics teaching and learning.
-
D.
Robert T. Herres
Robert T. Herres was a United States Air Force general who became the first Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a key leader in U.S. military space and strategic command operations.
-
E.
R. Lawrence Kirkegaard
R. Lawrence Kirkegaard is an acoustical engineer renowned for designing high-performance concert hall acoustics, including those of Seiji Ozawa Hall.
- 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_69a4939f91a08190ba68c2c81eab90fe |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b2df9ba88190824437026796586f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae5150360881909dabd3d6d12f83e1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae51e8aaa48190919397831d46db23 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae526dd8608190baefb3101884c83f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:54 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.