Triple

T21091
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Japan Prize E418 entity
Predicate hasLaureate P1618 FINISHED
Object Alan Cottrell
Alan Cottrell was a prominent British metallurgist and materials scientist renowned for his pioneering work on the mechanical properties of metals and their defects.
E30907 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Alan Cottrell | Statement: [Japan Prize, hasLaureate, Alan Cottrell]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Cottrell
Context triple: [Japan Prize, hasLaureate, Alan Cottrell]
  • A. Donald Davies
    Donald Davies was a British computer scientist who pioneered the concept of packet switching, a foundational technology for modern computer networks and the internet.
  • B. Walter Nelles
    Walter Nelles was an American lawyer and civil liberties advocate best known as a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.
  • C. Sidney Darlington
    Sidney Darlington was an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his pioneering work in network theory and the invention of the Darlington transistor configuration.
  • D. John Wilkinson
    John Wilkinson was an influential 18th-century English industrialist and ironmaster whose innovations in iron production and precision boring greatly advanced the Industrial Revolution.
  • E. John Whitfield
    John Whitfield was the father of Louise Whitfield Carnegie, who became the wife of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
  • 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: Alan Cottrell
Triple: [Japan Prize, hasLaureate, Alan Cottrell]
Generated description
Alan Cottrell was a prominent British metallurgist and materials scientist renowned for his pioneering work on the mechanical properties of metals and their defects.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Cottrell
Target entity description: Alan Cottrell was a prominent British metallurgist and materials scientist renowned for his pioneering work on the mechanical properties of metals and their defects.
  • A. Donald Davies
    Donald Davies was a British computer scientist who pioneered the concept of packet switching, a foundational technology for modern computer networks and the internet.
  • B. Walter Nelles
    Walter Nelles was an American lawyer and civil liberties advocate best known as a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.
  • C. Sidney Darlington
    Sidney Darlington was an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his pioneering work in network theory and the invention of the Darlington transistor configuration.
  • D. John Wilkinson
    John Wilkinson was an influential 18th-century English industrialist and ironmaster whose innovations in iron production and precision boring greatly advanced the Industrial Revolution.
  • E. John Whitfield
    John Whitfield was the father of Louise Whitfield Carnegie, who became the wife of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasLaureate
Context triple: [Japan Prize, hasLaureate, Alan Cottrell]
  • A. hasNobelLaureatesAffiliated
    Indicates that one entity has Nobel Prize laureates formally associated or connected with it (e.g., as members, staff, or alumni).
  • B. awardFor
    Indicates that something is given or granted as recognition or a prize for a particular achievement, work, or contribution.
  • C. awardReceived
    Indicates that an entity has been granted or honored with a specific award or recognition.
  • D. awardGivenBy
    Indicates that an award is conferred or presented by one entity to another.
  • E. relatedAward
    Indicates that there is an award connected or associated with the subject entity, such as an honor, prize, or recognition related to it.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a240778d288190815c0052ebbbcc91 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a246f7bd30819085f751c41f6f029e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:37 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a369542b3c81908663e214ed613441 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a369c6ffb081908af24cd44ba4f853 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a36a39aed08190bccff65c68899639 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:20 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a246526f5881909bc2a46e978bd082 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a246f4d7908190a947f6da251c6f3b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:37 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:14 a.m.