Triple

T20006904
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject DCI Banks E494482 entity
Predicate character P662 FINISHED
Object Ken Blackstone — NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Ken Blackstone | Statement: [DCI Banks, character, Ken Blackstone]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ken Blackstone
Context triple: [DCI Banks, character, Ken Blackstone]
  • A. Ben Blackwell
    Ben Blackwell is an American musician, music industry figure, and archivist best known as a member of The Dirtbombs and a key executive at Jack White’s Third Man Records.
  • B. Tim Blackmore
    Tim Blackmore is a notable individual recognized for his contributions in his professional field, which have distinguished him among others sharing the Blackmore surname.
  • C. Donald Blackstone
    Donald Blackstone is better known as Don Black, a British lyricist acclaimed for his work on numerous hit songs and film and stage musicals.
  • D. Michael Blakemore
    Michael Blakemore is a distinguished British-Australian theatre and film director and actor, renowned for his acclaimed work on both the London and Broadway stages.
  • E. Nick Hardwick
    Nick Hardwick is a British public servant and criminologist best known for his leadership roles in criminal justice oversight, including serving as HM Chief Inspector of Prisons and later as Chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ken Blackstone
Target entity description: Ken Blackstone is a supporting detective character in the British crime drama series "DCI Banks," working alongside Alan Banks on complex criminal investigations.
  • A. Ben Blackwell
    Ben Blackwell is an American musician, music industry figure, and archivist best known as a member of The Dirtbombs and a key executive at Jack White’s Third Man Records.
  • B. Tim Blackmore
    Tim Blackmore is a notable individual recognized for his contributions in his professional field, which have distinguished him among others sharing the Blackmore surname.
  • C. Donald Blackstone
    Donald Blackstone is better known as Don Black, a British lyricist acclaimed for his work on numerous hit songs and film and stage musicals.
  • D. Michael Blakemore
    Michael Blakemore is a distinguished British-Australian theatre and film director and actor, renowned for his acclaimed work on both the London and Broadway stages.
  • E. Nick Hardwick
    Nick Hardwick is a British public servant and criminologist best known for his leadership roles in criminal justice oversight, including serving as HM Chief Inspector of Prisons and later as Chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69da626b2d748190886981ea90c8b2ea completed April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e661a648a88190853ee741edcf6ca2 completed April 20, 2026, 5:25 p.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 3:33 p.m.