Triple
T17660201
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Malcolm (surname) |
E440227
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Noel Malcolm
Noel Malcolm is a British historian, journalist, and academic known for his works on early modern European history and the Balkans.
|
E1280761
|
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: Noel Malcolm | Statement: [Malcolm (surname), notableBearer, Noel Malcolm]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Noel Malcolm Context triple: [Malcolm (surname), notableBearer, Noel Malcolm]
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A.
Iain Morris
Iain Morris is a British writer and director best known for co-creating the hit sitcom "The Inbetweeners."
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B.
Giles Townsend
Giles Townsend is a member of the Townsend family, known primarily as a son of British Royal Air Force officer and royal associate Peter Wooldridge Townsend.
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C.
Gil Noble
Gil Noble was an influential American television journalist and longtime host of the public affairs program "Like It Is," known for his in-depth coverage of African American history, culture, and politics.
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D.
Noel Marshall
Noel Marshall was an American film producer, director, and actor best known for producing "The Exorcist" and co-writing, directing, and starring in the cult film "Roar."
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E.
Alastair Hignell
Alastair Hignell is a former England rugby union international, first-class cricketer, and later a respected sports broadcaster and advocate for multiple sclerosis awareness.
- 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: Noel Malcolm Triple: [Malcolm (surname), notableBearer, Noel Malcolm]
Generated description
Noel Malcolm is a British historian, journalist, and academic known for his works on early modern European history and the Balkans.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Noel Malcolm Target entity description: Noel Malcolm is a British historian, journalist, and academic known for his works on early modern European history and the Balkans.
-
A.
Iain Morris
Iain Morris is a British writer and director best known for co-creating the hit sitcom "The Inbetweeners."
-
B.
Giles Townsend
Giles Townsend is a member of the Townsend family, known primarily as a son of British Royal Air Force officer and royal associate Peter Wooldridge Townsend.
-
C.
Gil Noble
Gil Noble was an influential American television journalist and longtime host of the public affairs program "Like It Is," known for his in-depth coverage of African American history, culture, and politics.
-
D.
Noel Marshall
Noel Marshall was an American film producer, director, and actor best known for producing "The Exorcist" and co-writing, directing, and starring in the cult film "Roar."
-
E.
Alastair Hignell
Alastair Hignell is a former England rugby union international, first-class cricketer, and later a respected sports broadcaster and advocate for multiple sclerosis awareness.
- 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_69d8b9e87e18819087104a44dc4dc5b1 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e46ea5270c81909d374c9e3946cea6 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:56 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a02165a9da081909f18e2b240f15281 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:48 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0216f564f88190863cdb92eb533532 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:50 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a021784a1188190acc6f4f5d81a8662 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:53 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 9:42 a.m.