Triple
T1867096
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | University of Birmingham |
E34945
|
entity |
| Predicate | viceChancellor |
P142
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Adam Tickell
Adam Tickell is a British academic and university leader known for serving as Vice-Chancellor of major UK universities, including the University of Birmingham.
|
E210671
|
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: Adam Tickell | Statement: [University of Birmingham, viceChancellor, Adam Tickell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adam Tickell Context triple: [University of Birmingham, viceChancellor, Adam Tickell]
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A.
Isaac Shelby
Isaac Shelby was an American Revolutionary War officer and statesman who became the first governor of Kentucky and a prominent early leader in the western frontier.
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B.
William R. Davie
William R. Davie was a Revolutionary War officer, influential framer of the U.S. Constitution, and 10th governor of North Carolina who played a key role in founding the University of North Carolina.
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C.
Amos Kendall
Amos Kendall was a prominent 19th-century American journalist, political adviser, and U.S. Postmaster General who was a key member of President Andrew Jackson’s “Kitchen Cabinet.”
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D.
Abraham Eustis
Abraham Eustis was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and artillery commander after whom Fort Eustis in Virginia was named.
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E.
George Troup
George Troup was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia who served as a U.S. senator and governor, known for his strong states’ rights stance and controversial role in Native American removal policies.
- 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: Adam Tickell Triple: [University of Birmingham, viceChancellor, Adam Tickell]
Generated description
Adam Tickell is a British academic and university leader known for serving as Vice-Chancellor of major UK universities, including the University of Birmingham.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adam Tickell Target entity description: Adam Tickell is a British academic and university leader known for serving as Vice-Chancellor of major UK universities, including the University of Birmingham.
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A.
Isaac Shelby
Isaac Shelby was an American Revolutionary War officer and statesman who became the first governor of Kentucky and a prominent early leader in the western frontier.
-
B.
William R. Davie
William R. Davie was a Revolutionary War officer, influential framer of the U.S. Constitution, and 10th governor of North Carolina who played a key role in founding the University of North Carolina.
-
C.
Amos Kendall
Amos Kendall was a prominent 19th-century American journalist, political adviser, and U.S. Postmaster General who was a key member of President Andrew Jackson’s “Kitchen Cabinet.”
-
D.
Abraham Eustis
Abraham Eustis was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and artillery commander after whom Fort Eustis in Virginia was named.
-
E.
George Troup
George Troup was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia who served as a U.S. senator and governor, known for his strong states’ rights stance and controversial role in Native American removal policies.
- 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_69a88600b2f88190bc09303e68ab517e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb0b5978c81909390f2cbd716ccaf |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:59 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69addf5163d88190a41df4c8f4e196f0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ade3146c80819080503bb501abca3a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ade37080fc81908aa4eaf9aded9e59 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:34 p.m.