Triple

T211812
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kirkpatrick E4734 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object William Kirkpatrick
William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
E74641 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: William Kirkpatrick | Statement: [Kirkpatrick, hasNotableBearer, William Kirkpatrick]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Kirkpatrick
Context triple: [Kirkpatrick, hasNotableBearer, William Kirkpatrick]
  • A. Alexander McDougall
    Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
  • B. James Keir
    James Keir was an 18th-century Scottish chemist, industrialist, and member of the influential Lunar Society of Birmingham, known for his contributions to early chemical manufacturing and scientific industry.
  • C. William Kirk
    William Kirk is a relatively common personal name that may refer to multiple individuals across different fields, rather than a single widely recognized public figure.
  • D. John Kirk
    John Kirk is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions and historical periods.
  • E. George Denison
    George Denison was a notable individual after whom the city of Denison, Texas, was named, likely recognized for his influence or contributions significant to the area's history or development.
  • 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: William Kirkpatrick
Triple: [Kirkpatrick, hasNotableBearer, William Kirkpatrick]
Generated description
William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Kirkpatrick
Target entity description: William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
  • A. Alexander McDougall
    Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
  • B. James Keir
    James Keir was an 18th-century Scottish chemist, industrialist, and member of the influential Lunar Society of Birmingham, known for his contributions to early chemical manufacturing and scientific industry.
  • C. William Kirk
    William Kirk is a relatively common personal name that may refer to multiple individuals across different fields, rather than a single widely recognized public figure.
  • D. John Kirk
    John Kirk is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions and historical periods.
  • E. George Denison
    George Denison was a notable individual after whom the city of Denison, Texas, was named, likely recognized for his influence or contributions significant to the area's history or development.
  • 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_69a2575cb1dc8190a01ad332426dc339 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25c2fd0648190bae9191a84129709 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a51f2fbb88819092c27a0b4e5dc3b7 completed March 2, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a51fa730e881909154e56711d13779 completed March 2, 2026, 5:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a51fee789481908567c35a5d38a397 completed March 2, 2026, 5:28 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:52 a.m.