Triple
T11036719
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Waking the Dead |
E260904
|
entity |
| Predicate | creator |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Barbara Machin
Barbara Machin is a British television writer and producer best known for creating the crime drama series "Waking the Dead."
|
E1001775
|
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: Barbara Machin | Statement: [Waking the Dead, creator, Barbara Machin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barbara Machin Context triple: [Waking the Dead, creator, Barbara Machin]
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A.
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson is a Scottish singer and actress known for her folk-inspired pop music and roles in musical theatre, including the hit musical "Blood Brothers."
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B.
Barbara Trentham
Barbara Trentham was an American model and actress who later became a painter, known in part for her marriage to British comedian John Cleese.
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C.
Barbara Rooney
Barbara Rooney, born Barbara Ann Thomason, was an American model and actress best known as the fifth wife of actor Mickey Rooney and for her tragic death in 1966.
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D.
Annette Badland
Annette Badland is a British character actress known for her distinctive presence in film, television, and radio, with roles ranging from gritty dramas to popular series like "Doctor Who" and "Outlander."
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E.
Ann McMillan
Ann McMillan is the daughter of American physicist and Nobel laureate Edwin McMillan.
- 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: Barbara Machin Triple: [Waking the Dead, creator, Barbara Machin]
Generated description
Barbara Machin is a British television writer and producer best known for creating the crime drama series "Waking the Dead."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barbara Machin Target entity description: Barbara Machin is a British television writer and producer best known for creating the crime drama series "Waking the Dead."
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A.
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson is a Scottish singer and actress known for her folk-inspired pop music and roles in musical theatre, including the hit musical "Blood Brothers."
-
B.
Barbara Trentham
Barbara Trentham was an American model and actress who later became a painter, known in part for her marriage to British comedian John Cleese.
-
C.
Barbara Rooney
Barbara Rooney, born Barbara Ann Thomason, was an American model and actress best known as the fifth wife of actor Mickey Rooney and for her tragic death in 1966.
-
D.
Annette Badland
Annette Badland is a British character actress known for her distinctive presence in film, television, and radio, with roles ranging from gritty dramas to popular series like "Doctor Who" and "Outlander."
-
E.
Ann McMillan
Ann McMillan is the daughter of American physicist and Nobel laureate Edwin McMillan.
- 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_69d6aa979bdc8190bf0e79104cc098c1 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d797e9e3fc8190802195ac9fcb8e28 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f684c471b88190a4c79d907152b492 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:12 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6863fada48190afe2ff7896a60094 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f686bcac94819088782273effbb06a |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:20 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:25 p.m.