Triple
T17110962
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | International Mercantile Marine Company |
E415221
|
entity |
| Predicate | keyPerson |
P256
|
FINISHED |
| Object | J. Bruce Ismay |
E417539
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: J. Bruce Ismay | Statement: [International Mercantile Marine Company, keyPerson, J. Bruce Ismay]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Bruce Ismay Context triple: [International Mercantile Marine Company, keyPerson, J. Bruce Ismay]
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A.
J. Bruce Ismay
chosen
J. Bruce Ismay was a British businessman best known as the chairman of the company that owned the RMS Titanic and for surviving its 1912 sinking amid widespread public criticism.
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B.
Thomas Henry Ismay
Thomas Henry Ismay was a 19th-century British shipowner and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the White Star Line, one of the era’s most prominent transatlantic shipping companies.
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C.
Charles Lightoller
Charles Lightoller was the second officer and most senior surviving officer of the RMS Titanic, known for his role in enforcing the “women and children first” evacuation policy during the ship’s sinking.
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D.
Joseph Ismay
Joseph Ismay was a member of the Ismay family associated with British maritime enterprise in the 19th century.
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E.
Captain Edward Smith
Captain Edward Smith was the British sea captain best known for commanding the RMS Titanic on its ill-fated maiden voyage in 1912.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d886d090cc8190a39cb94992586905 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3dc2a7f2c81908eb19594b6accab7 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a015fbff4b48190970073eb3b9d5d75 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 4:49 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:35 a.m.