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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]
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A.
hasNobelLaureatesAffiliated
Indicates that one entity has Nobel Prize laureates formally associated or connected with it (e.g., as members, staff, or alumni).
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B.
awardFor
Indicates that something is given or granted as recognition or a prize for a particular achievement, work, or contribution.
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C.
awardReceived
Indicates that an entity has been granted or honored with a specific award or recognition.
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D.
awardGivenBy
Indicates that an award is conferred or presented by one entity to another.
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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.