Triple

T1295145
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Smith Medal E27636 entity
Predicate notableRecipient P108 FINISHED
Object Ian Main
Ian Main is a distinguished geophysicist recognized for his influential research on earthquake processes and seismic hazard assessment.
 E147408 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: Ian Main | Statement: [William Smith Medal, notableRecipient, Ian Main]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ian Main
Context triple: [William Smith Medal, notableRecipient, Ian Main]
  • A. Eric Drummond
    Eric Drummond was a British diplomat best known for serving as the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, helping to shape the early framework of modern international diplomacy.
  • B. Robert Little
    Robert Little was a distinguished Australian fighter ace of World War I who became one of the highest-scoring pilots in British service.
  • C. Andrew Millar
    Andrew Millar was an 18th-century Scottish-born London bookseller and publisher known for issuing major works of Enlightenment authors, including David Hume.
  • D. Alexander Kirk
    Alexander Kirk is a fictional character who appears as a mysterious antagonist in the television series "The Blacklist."
  • E. Kevin McKidd
    Kevin McKidd is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in projects such as the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" and films like "Trainspotting" and "Rome."
  • 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: Ian Main
Triple: [William Smith Medal, notableRecipient, Ian Main]
Generated description
Ian Main is a distinguished geophysicist recognized for his influential research on earthquake processes and seismic hazard assessment.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ian Main
Target entity description: Ian Main is a distinguished geophysicist recognized for his influential research on earthquake processes and seismic hazard assessment.
  • A. Eric Drummond
    Eric Drummond was a British diplomat best known for serving as the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, helping to shape the early framework of modern international diplomacy.
  • B. Robert Little
    Robert Little was a distinguished Australian fighter ace of World War I who became one of the highest-scoring pilots in British service.
  • C. Andrew Millar
    Andrew Millar was an 18th-century Scottish-born London bookseller and publisher known for issuing major works of Enlightenment authors, including David Hume.
  • D. Alexander Kirk
    Alexander Kirk is a fictional character who appears as a mysterious antagonist in the television series "The Blacklist."
  • E. Kevin McKidd
    Kevin McKidd is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in projects such as the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" and films like "Trainspotting" and "Rome."
  • 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_69acacc1e7948190a1ecd240c751d258 completed March 7, 2026, 10:54 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69acad6df8f08190bea3b43f15ef3a09 completed March 7, 2026, 10:57 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69acadd171b08190a5454e75babd39a3 completed March 7, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.