Triple
T18319583
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | SNC-Lavalin |
E438834
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ernest Lavergne
Ernest Lavergne was a Canadian engineer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the major engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin.
|
E1538067
|
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: Ernest Lavergne | Statement: [SNC-Lavalin, foundedBy, Ernest Lavergne]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernest Lavergne Context triple: [SNC-Lavalin, foundedBy, Ernest Lavergne]
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A.
Jules Bourard
Jules Bourard was a French architect best known for designing the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam.
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B.
Jean-Louis Brossard
Jean-Louis Brossard is a French music promoter and artistic director best known for co-founding and shaping the influential Trans Musicales festival in Rennes.
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C.
Gerald Gouriet
Gerald Gouriet is a composer best known for his work on film and television scores, including the music for the crime drama "L.A. Takedown."
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D.
Claude Beausoleil
Claude Beausoleil is a cinematographer known for his work on the influential French New Wave film "Cléo from 5 to 7."
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E.
Durand Neveu
Durand Neveu was an 18th-century French publishing house known for issuing notable literary works, including major novels of the pre-Revolutionary period.
- 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: Ernest Lavergne Triple: [SNC-Lavalin, foundedBy, Ernest Lavergne]
Generated description
Ernest Lavergne was a Canadian engineer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the major engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernest Lavergne Target entity description: Ernest Lavergne was a Canadian engineer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the major engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin.
-
A.
Jules Bourard
Jules Bourard was a French architect best known for designing the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam.
-
B.
Jean-Louis Brossard
Jean-Louis Brossard is a French music promoter and artistic director best known for co-founding and shaping the influential Trans Musicales festival in Rennes.
-
C.
Gerald Gouriet
Gerald Gouriet is a composer best known for his work on film and television scores, including the music for the crime drama "L.A. Takedown."
-
D.
Claude Beausoleil
Claude Beausoleil is a cinematographer known for his work on the influential French New Wave film "Cléo from 5 to 7."
-
E.
Durand Neveu
Durand Neveu was an 18th-century French publishing house known for issuing notable literary works, including major novels of the pre-Revolutionary period.
- 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_69d8b916a2d081909e249e4902f6aad9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e50aa4d3308190883714e1ef6a1d84 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0b0c5343a88190b48e4beca0e779aa |
completed | May 18, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0b0ce561e88190b1cd82bb7786f296 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0b0d9ce0148190b0cda6c97b84d399 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 1:01 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:36 a.m.