Triple
T1295121
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Smith Medal |
E27636
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Derek Blundell
Derek Blundell is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the earth sciences, honored by awards such as the William Smith Medal.
|
E243653
|
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: Derek Blundell | Statement: [William Smith Medal, notableRecipient, Derek Blundell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Derek Blundell Context triple: [William Smith Medal, notableRecipient, Derek Blundell]
-
A.
Derek Dowding
Derek Dowding was a Royal Air Force officer and the son of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, noted for his own distinguished service in military aviation.
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B.
Graeme Revell
Graeme Revell is a New Zealand-born composer best known for his atmospheric film scores across genres including horror, action, and science fiction.
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C.
Mark Carlisle
Mark Carlisle was a British Conservative politician who served in senior government roles, including as Secretary of State for Education and Science under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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D.
Graeme Goodall
Graeme Goodall was an influential Australian-born recording engineer and music industry executive who played a key role in developing Jamaica’s recording scene and co-founding major labels that helped bring reggae to international audiences.
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E.
Colin Goudie
Colin Goudie is a film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the fantasy action movie "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword."
- 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: Derek Blundell Triple: [William Smith Medal, notableRecipient, Derek Blundell]
Generated description
Derek Blundell is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the earth sciences, honored by awards such as the William Smith Medal.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Derek Blundell Target entity description: Derek Blundell is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the earth sciences, honored by awards such as the William Smith Medal.
-
A.
Derek Dowding
Derek Dowding was a Royal Air Force officer and the son of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, noted for his own distinguished service in military aviation.
-
B.
Graeme Revell
Graeme Revell is a New Zealand-born composer best known for his atmospheric film scores across genres including horror, action, and science fiction.
-
C.
Mark Carlisle
Mark Carlisle was a British Conservative politician who served in senior government roles, including as Secretary of State for Education and Science under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
-
D.
Graeme Goodall
Graeme Goodall was an influential Australian-born recording engineer and music industry executive who played a key role in developing Jamaica’s recording scene and co-founding major labels that helped bring reggae to international audiences.
-
E.
Colin Goudie
Colin Goudie is a film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the fantasy action movie "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword."
- 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_69a496d6682881909ba658f1c1e0e2b0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c0f4031481908f5e3a53d8a72929 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae650fa53c8190a6db9d10c97f9850 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae65bfafec8190adf80379cd5b34f3 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae6622b0688190bf90fa04780bbf80 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:18 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.