Triple
T178252
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lunar Society of Birmingham |
E3622
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMember |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Brindley
James Brindley was an 18th-century English engineer renowned for pioneering canal construction during the early Industrial Revolution.
|
E22811
|
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: James Brindley | Statement: [Lunar Society of Birmingham, hasMember, James Brindley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Brindley Context triple: [Lunar Society of Birmingham, hasMember, James Brindley]
-
A.
John Rennie the Elder
John Rennie the Elder was a prominent Scottish civil engineer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, renowned for his innovative work on canals, bridges, and docks across Britain.
-
B.
George Stephenson
George Stephenson was a pioneering English engineer known as the "Father of Railways" for his crucial role in developing early steam locomotives and railway systems during the Industrial Revolution.
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C.
William Smith
William Smith was an 18th-century American minister and the father of Abigail Adams, who became the second First Lady of the United States.
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D.
James Watt
James Watt was an 18th-century Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements to the steam engine were crucial in driving the Industrial Revolution.
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E.
Christopher Wren
Christopher Wren was a renowned 17th-century English architect and polymath best known for designing St Paul’s Cathedral and reshaping the cityscape of London after the Great Fire.
- 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: James Brindley Triple: [Lunar Society of Birmingham, hasMember, James Brindley]
Generated description
James Brindley was an 18th-century English engineer renowned for pioneering canal construction during the early Industrial Revolution.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Brindley Target entity description: James Brindley was an 18th-century English engineer renowned for pioneering canal construction during the early Industrial Revolution.
-
A.
John Rennie the Elder
John Rennie the Elder was a prominent Scottish civil engineer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, renowned for his innovative work on canals, bridges, and docks across Britain.
-
B.
George Stephenson
George Stephenson was a pioneering English engineer known as the "Father of Railways" for his crucial role in developing early steam locomotives and railway systems during the Industrial Revolution.
-
C.
William Smith
William Smith was an 18th-century American minister and the father of Abigail Adams, who became the second First Lady of the United States.
-
D.
James Watt
James Watt was an 18th-century Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements to the steam engine were crucial in driving the Industrial Revolution.
-
E.
Christopher Wren
Christopher Wren was a renowned 17th-century English architect and polymath best known for designing St Paul’s Cathedral and reshaping the cityscape of London after the Great Fire.
- 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_69a25374990081909766d30c79a18e0e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a258fe7bb08190a56f4a54cadd2fef |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2f0b4f1708190b766e1d9b43038ed |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2f12e5f548190a0fb3ca1cb059be1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2f39599b08190be95c9ec634c5745 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:54 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:39 a.m.