Triple
T20451980
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mark Williams (politician) |
E501675
|
entity |
| Predicate | replaced |
P101
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Simon Thomas
Simon Thomas is a Welsh former politician who served as a Plaid Cymru representative in the UK and Welsh parliaments before being succeeded by Mark Williams.
|
E1430980
|
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: Simon Thomas | Statement: [Mark Williams (politician), replaced, Simon Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simon Thomas Context triple: [Mark Williams (politician), replaced, Simon Thomas]
-
A.
Simon Brendle
Simon Brendle is a German-born mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in differential geometry and geometric analysis.
-
B.
Brian L. Scott
Brian L. Scott is a film editor known for his work on the animated fantasy movie "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole."
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C.
Michael Reid
Michael Reid is a personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions, including sports, academia, and the arts.
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D.
David D. Smith
David D. Smith is an American media executive best known as the longtime chairman and former CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest television broadcasting companies in the United States.
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E.
Neil Strickland
Neil Strickland is a British mathematician known for his contributions to algebraic topology and stable homotopy theory.
- 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: Simon Thomas Triple: [Mark Williams (politician), replaced, Simon Thomas]
Generated description
Simon Thomas is a Welsh former politician who served as a Plaid Cymru representative in the UK and Welsh parliaments before being succeeded by Mark Williams.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simon Thomas Target entity description: Simon Thomas is a Welsh former politician who served as a Plaid Cymru representative in the UK and Welsh parliaments before being succeeded by Mark Williams.
-
A.
Simon Brendle
Simon Brendle is a German-born mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in differential geometry and geometric analysis.
-
B.
Brian L. Scott
Brian L. Scott is a film editor known for his work on the animated fantasy movie "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole."
-
C.
Michael Reid
Michael Reid is a personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions, including sports, academia, and the arts.
-
D.
David D. Smith
David D. Smith is an American media executive best known as the longtime chairman and former CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest television broadcasting companies in the United States.
-
E.
Neil Strickland
Neil Strickland is a British mathematician known for his contributions to algebraic topology and stable homotopy theory.
- 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_69e0b4ac0a1c81908845d0f8a56abce8 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e68d0296ac819081e74c67d3cc6349 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 8:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08840acbb881909f91f98b5ef793db |
completed | May 16, 2026, 2:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0884e34df48190bdd70c346899e9cf |
completed | May 16, 2026, 2:53 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0885b207788190b37d0e78277c9dda |
completed | May 16, 2026, 2:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:32 a.m.