Triple
T20154185
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | This Sporting Life |
E491510
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Frank Machin
Frank Machin is the tough, working-class rugby league player at the center of the British film "This Sporting Life," known for his volatile temperament and struggle for respect and love.
|
E1414935
|
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: Frank Machin | Statement: [This Sporting Life, mainCharacter, Frank Machin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Machin Context triple: [This Sporting Life, mainCharacter, Frank Machin]
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A.
Edward Henry Machin
Edward Henry Machin is the ambitious, self-made businessman protagonist of Arnold Bennett’s novel "The Card," known for his resourcefulness and social climbing in the fictional town of Bursley.
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B.
Arnold Machin
Arnold Machin was a British artist and sculptor best known for designing the iconic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II used on postage stamps and coins throughout the Commonwealth.
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C.
Thomas Beeby
Thomas Beeby is an American architect associated with the New Classical movement, known for designing prominent cultural and institutional buildings.
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D.
Frank Boulton
Frank Boulton is a baseball executive and entrepreneur best known as the founder and owner of the independent league team, the Long Island Ducks.
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E.
Richard Suckle
Richard Suckle is an American film producer known for his work on major studio projects, including the DC superhero film "Wonder Woman" (2017).
- 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: Frank Machin Triple: [This Sporting Life, mainCharacter, Frank Machin]
Generated description
Frank Machin is the tough, working-class rugby league player at the center of the British film "This Sporting Life," known for his volatile temperament and struggle for respect and love.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Machin Target entity description: Frank Machin is the tough, working-class rugby league player at the center of the British film "This Sporting Life," known for his volatile temperament and struggle for respect and love.
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A.
Edward Henry Machin
Edward Henry Machin is the ambitious, self-made businessman protagonist of Arnold Bennett’s novel "The Card," known for his resourcefulness and social climbing in the fictional town of Bursley.
-
B.
Arnold Machin
Arnold Machin was a British artist and sculptor best known for designing the iconic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II used on postage stamps and coins throughout the Commonwealth.
-
C.
Thomas Beeby
Thomas Beeby is an American architect associated with the New Classical movement, known for designing prominent cultural and institutional buildings.
-
D.
Frank Boulton
Frank Boulton is a baseball executive and entrepreneur best known as the founder and owner of the independent league team, the Long Island Ducks.
-
E.
Richard Suckle
Richard Suckle is an American film producer known for his work on major studio projects, including the DC superhero film "Wonder Woman" (2017).
- 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_69da6265f8f0819080b29c752a574088 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e667de9bec8190836887c86dbcf28d |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0834743ea88190a30384ab16826485 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0835cfd5548190bd29237b0cc08b9e |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a083666e9188190b5c62e2f0e7b123e |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:18 a.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:34 p.m.