Triple

T20859624
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Christopher Malcolm E513580 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Malcolm
Malcolm is a Scottish surname that has been borne by various notable figures in politics, the arts, and sports.
E1454592 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: Malcolm | Statement: [Christopher Malcolm, familyName, Malcolm]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malcolm
Context triple: [Christopher Malcolm, familyName, Malcolm]
  • A. John
    John is the given first name of Johnny Kilbane, an American featherweight boxing champion from the early 20th century.
  • B. John
    John is the given name of John Randolph Hearst, a member of the prominent Hearst family associated with American media and publishing.
  • C. John
    John is the given name of John Ambrose Fleming, the British electrical engineer and physicist known for inventing the first thermionic valve (vacuum tube).
  • D. John
    John is the given name of John Louis Emil Dreyer, the Danish-Irish astronomer best known for compiling the New General Catalogue (NGC) of deep-sky objects.
  • E. John
    John is the given name of the English composer and conductor John Rutter, renowned for his choral music and sacred compositions.
  • 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: Malcolm
Triple: [Christopher Malcolm, familyName, Malcolm]
Generated description
Malcolm is a Scottish surname that has been borne by various notable figures in politics, the arts, and sports.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malcolm
Target entity description: Malcolm is a Scottish surname that has been borne by various notable figures in politics, the arts, and sports.
  • A. Malcolm
    Malcolm is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, traditionally meaning "disciple of Saint Columba."
  • B. Malcolm
    Malcolm is the highly intelligent, often sarcastic middle child and main protagonist of the sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle."
  • C. Malcolm
    Malcolm is a central fictional character, likely portrayed as a complex protagonist whose experiences and choices drive the narrative of the story "Burn."
  • D. Malcolm
    Malcolm is a central character in the 2007 drama film "Margot at the Wedding," portrayed as Margot's fiancé whose impending marriage becomes a focal point of the family's tensions and conflicts.
  • E. Malcolm
    Malcolm is a central human character in "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," portrayed as a compassionate leader who strives to build peace and cooperation between humans and the intelligent apes.
  • 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_69e0b4f5b01081909452f654d2fc3f50 completed April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6c3aabef4819098f0fd24dcc27dbd completed April 21, 2026, 12:24 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a090b0d847481908e4108d8bff97655 completed May 17, 2026, 12:25 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a090ba60a848190a451883326a0c198 completed May 17, 2026, 12:28 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a090fd62538819095c04324d3714371 completed May 17, 2026, 12:46 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:44 p.m.