Triple
T145209
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Manchester Metropolitan University |
E2938
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasViceChancellor |
P142
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Professor Malcolm Press
Professor Malcolm Press is a British academic and university leader who has served as Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University.
|
E17004
|
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: Professor Malcolm Press | Statement: [Manchester Metropolitan University, hasViceChancellor, Professor Malcolm Press]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Professor Malcolm Press Context triple: [Manchester Metropolitan University, hasViceChancellor, Professor Malcolm Press]
-
A.
Dr. Newton Geiszler
Dr. Newton Geiszler is an eccentric and brilliant kaiju-obsessed scientist who plays a key role in understanding and combating the monstrous threats in the Pacific Rim universe.
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B.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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C.
David C. Acheson
David C. Acheson is an American lawyer and former government official who served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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D.
Mark Oliphant
Mark Oliphant was an Australian physicist and pioneer in nuclear physics who played a key role in early atomic research and the development of radar and particle accelerators.
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E.
Charles M. Vest
Charles M. Vest was an American engineer and educator who served as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was widely recognized for his leadership in science and engineering policy.
- 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: Professor Malcolm Press Triple: [Manchester Metropolitan University, hasViceChancellor, Professor Malcolm Press]
Generated description
Professor Malcolm Press is a British academic and university leader who has served as Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Professor Malcolm Press Target entity description: Professor Malcolm Press is a British academic and university leader who has served as Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University.
-
A.
Dr. Newton Geiszler
Dr. Newton Geiszler is an eccentric and brilliant kaiju-obsessed scientist who plays a key role in understanding and combating the monstrous threats in the Pacific Rim universe.
-
B.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
-
C.
David C. Acheson
David C. Acheson is an American lawyer and former government official who served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
-
D.
Mark Oliphant
Mark Oliphant was an Australian physicist and pioneer in nuclear physics who played a key role in early atomic research and the development of radar and particle accelerators.
-
E.
Charles M. Vest
Charles M. Vest was an American engineer and educator who served as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was widely recognized for his leadership in science and engineering policy.
- 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_69a2521e35c08190b28e5c9f1e3c9b59 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a257ea7eac8190884a53453a9e0dd6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2bf69fd2081908df35ea5ade4307c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:11 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2bfb9ad848190ae1412d0e180f48f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:13 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2c09721a88190a6268360c34a0b01 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:16 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m.