Triple
T10588541
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | QI |
E249920
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableGuest |
P10756
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sean Lock
Sean Lock was a British comedian and panel show regular known for his surreal wit and long-running team captain role on "8 Out of 10 Cats."
|
E872092
|
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: Sean Lock | Statement: [QI, notableGuest, Sean Lock]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sean Lock Context triple: [QI, notableGuest, Sean Lock]
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A.
Paul F. Tompkins
Paul F. Tompkins is an American comedian, actor, and writer known for his stand-up, podcast appearances, and character roles in television and film.
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B.
Julian Barratt
Julian Barratt is an English comedian, actor, musician, and writer best known as one half of the surreal comedy duo behind The Mighty Boosh.
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C.
Hugh Dennis
Hugh Dennis is a British comedian, actor, and writer best known for his work on the sketch show "The Mary Whitehouse Experience" and the sitcom "Outnumbered."
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D.
Griff Rhys Jones
Griff Rhys Jones is a British comedian, actor, writer, and television presenter known for his work in sketch comedy, particularly alongside Mel Smith, and for hosting various documentary and travel programs.
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E.
Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director known for his work on "The State," "Stella," and numerous stand-up and television appearances.
- 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: Sean Lock Triple: [QI, notableGuest, Sean Lock]
Generated description
Sean Lock was a British comedian and panel show regular known for his surreal wit and long-running team captain role on "8 Out of 10 Cats."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sean Lock Target entity description: Sean Lock was a British comedian and panel show regular known for his surreal wit and long-running team captain role on "8 Out of 10 Cats."
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A.
Paul F. Tompkins
Paul F. Tompkins is an American comedian, actor, and writer known for his stand-up, podcast appearances, and character roles in television and film.
-
B.
Julian Barratt
Julian Barratt is an English comedian, actor, musician, and writer best known as one half of the surreal comedy duo behind The Mighty Boosh.
-
C.
Hugh Dennis
Hugh Dennis is a British comedian, actor, and writer best known for his work on the sketch show "The Mary Whitehouse Experience" and the sitcom "Outnumbered."
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D.
Griff Rhys Jones
Griff Rhys Jones is a British comedian, actor, writer, and television presenter known for his work in sketch comedy, particularly alongside Mel Smith, and for hosting various documentary and travel programs.
-
E.
Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director known for his work on "The State," "Stella," and numerous stand-up and television appearances.
- 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_69d381c9d3d48190a29ee491e1696a0e |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d527793c588190bfe3a5261eb7f919 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 3:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d94b9440548190bff01847a940266b |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:12 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d94ca13550819085b7824d8b5131e7 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d9518517608190b5036694b83f5f58 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:37 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:40 p.m.