Triple

T18146387
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Aladdin Sane E434402 entity
Predicate coverArtPhotographer P12333 FINISHED
Object Brian Duffy
Brian Duffy was a renowned British photographer and filmmaker best known as one of the influential "Black Trinity" of fashion photographers in the 1960s and for his iconic work with David Bowie.
 E1320836 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: Brian Duffy | Statement: [Aladdin Sane, coverArtPhotographer, Brian Duffy]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Brian Duffy
Context triple: [Aladdin Sane, coverArtPhotographer, Brian Duffy]
  • A. Brian Duffy
    Brian Duffy is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel who flew on four Space Shuttle missions in the 1990s.
  • B. Robert Duffy
    Robert Duffy is a film editor known for his work on visually distinctive and stylistically ambitious movies, including the 2006 fantasy film "The Fall."
  • C. John Duffy
    John Duffy is a musician best known as a member of the American band The New Order.
  • D. Brian Foley
    Brian Foley is a personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and academia.
  • E. Ed McHugh
    Ed McHugh is a relative of American character actor Frank McHugh, who was known for his prolific work in early 20th-century film and theater.
  • 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: Brian Duffy
Triple: [Aladdin Sane, coverArtPhotographer, Brian Duffy]
Generated description
Brian Duffy was a renowned British photographer and filmmaker best known as one of the influential "Black Trinity" of fashion photographers in the 1960s and for his iconic work with David Bowie.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Brian Duffy
Target entity description: Brian Duffy was a renowned British photographer and filmmaker best known as one of the influential "Black Trinity" of fashion photographers in the 1960s and for his iconic work with David Bowie.
  • A. Brian Duffy
    Brian Duffy is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel who flew on four Space Shuttle missions in the 1990s.
  • B. Robert Duffy
    Robert Duffy is a film editor known for his work on visually distinctive and stylistically ambitious movies, including the 2006 fantasy film "The Fall."
  • C. John Duffy
    John Duffy is a musician best known as a member of the American band The New Order.
  • D. Brian Foley
    Brian Foley is a personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and academia.
  • E. Ed McHugh
    Ed McHugh is a relative of American character actor Frank McHugh, who was known for his prolific work in early 20th-century film and theater.
  • 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_69d8b90aac308190801e2c57d8c5bfe5 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4de34bb608190a4842e86f2912dec completed April 19, 2026, 1:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a03d7600a988190a3f4fb60ee469423 completed May 13, 2026, 1:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a03d8512d4c8190b113f7ed1f8a044c completed May 13, 2026, 1:48 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a03d8d863cc819098b46d5d26db05cd completed May 13, 2026, 1:50 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:29 a.m.