Triple
T1108185
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) |
E25533
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Paul Torday
Paul Torday was a British novelist best known for his satirical debut novel "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," which brought him widespread recognition later in life.
|
E170307
|
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: Paul Torday | Statement: [Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel), author, Paul Torday]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Torday Context triple: [Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel), author, Paul Torday]
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A.
Nigel Shadbolt
Nigel Shadbolt is a British computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher known for his leading role in promoting open data and digital governance.
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B.
Andrew D. Martin
Andrew D. Martin is an American political scientist and academic administrator who serves as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
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C.
Ronald Villency
Ronald Villency is the son of American television news personality and political commentator Kimberly Guilfoyle.
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D.
Alexander Shuckburgh
Alexander Shuckburgh, better known by his stage name Al Shux, is a British record producer and songwriter recognized for his work on major hip-hop and R&B hits.
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E.
Brian Pippard
Brian Pippard was a prominent British physicist known for his pioneering work in superconductivity and for serving as Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge.
- 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: Paul Torday Triple: [Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel), author, Paul Torday]
Generated description
Paul Torday was a British novelist best known for his satirical debut novel "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," which brought him widespread recognition later in life.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Torday Target entity description: Paul Torday was a British novelist best known for his satirical debut novel "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," which brought him widespread recognition later in life.
-
A.
Nigel Shadbolt
Nigel Shadbolt is a British computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher known for his leading role in promoting open data and digital governance.
-
B.
Andrew D. Martin
Andrew D. Martin is an American political scientist and academic administrator who serves as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
-
C.
Ronald Villency
Ronald Villency is the son of American television news personality and political commentator Kimberly Guilfoyle.
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D.
Alexander Shuckburgh
Alexander Shuckburgh, better known by his stage name Al Shux, is a British record producer and songwriter recognized for his work on major hip-hop and R&B hits.
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E.
Brian Pippard
Brian Pippard was a prominent British physicist known for his pioneering work in superconductivity and for serving as Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge.
- 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_69a49428d4448190b3b36991ceae87ce |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b9e6134481909f348986a25f65c6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad1c8ee9dc8190b9f6a46841003e8a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad1db1c6008190bbe61bad1a2a7e72 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad1e1e9fa081909201036f686fa110 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.