Triple

T21242357
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Brian Robertson E523506 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Brian David Robertson
Brian David Robertson is a Scottish rock guitarist best known as a former member of Thin Lizzy and Motörhead.
 E1473387 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: Brian David Robertson | Statement: [Brian Robertson, birthName, Brian David Robertson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Brian David Robertson
Context triple: [Brian Robertson, birthName, Brian David Robertson]
  • A. Bruce McDiarmid
    Bruce McDiarmid was a prominent local figure and benefactor associated with the establishment of McDiarmid Park, the home stadium of Scottish football club St Johnstone FC.
  • B. Ron MacFarlane
    Ron MacFarlane is the father of American voice actress Rachael MacFarlane and the brother of animator and comedian Seth MacFarlane.
  • C. James Riely Gordon
    James Riely Gordon was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century American architect best known for designing numerous Romanesque Revival courthouses and public buildings across the United States.
  • D. Andy MacMillan
    Andy MacMillan was a prominent Scottish architect known for his influential modernist church and public building designs in the mid-20th century.
  • E. Ken McMillan
    Ken McMillan is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential work in formal verification and model checking.
  • 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: Brian David Robertson
Triple: [Brian Robertson, birthName, Brian David Robertson]
Generated description
Brian David Robertson is a Scottish rock guitarist best known as a former member of Thin Lizzy and Motörhead.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Brian David Robertson
Target entity description: Brian David Robertson is a Scottish rock guitarist best known as a former member of Thin Lizzy and Motörhead.
  • A. Bruce McDiarmid
    Bruce McDiarmid was a prominent local figure and benefactor associated with the establishment of McDiarmid Park, the home stadium of Scottish football club St Johnstone FC.
  • B. Ron MacFarlane
    Ron MacFarlane is the father of American voice actress Rachael MacFarlane and the brother of animator and comedian Seth MacFarlane.
  • C. James Riely Gordon
    James Riely Gordon was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century American architect best known for designing numerous Romanesque Revival courthouses and public buildings across the United States.
  • D. Andy MacMillan
    Andy MacMillan was a prominent Scottish architect known for his influential modernist church and public building designs in the mid-20th century.
  • E. Ken McMillan
    Ken McMillan is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential work in formal verification and model checking.
  • 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_69e0b513b89c81908b27147e91368db2 completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e7352453f88190b38de7b0108c683a completed April 21, 2026, 8:28 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0986f4c4e8819095e3b9f989f6bff4 completed May 17, 2026, 9:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0987fa7c1c81909862c8ec403e19d8 completed May 17, 2026, 9:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a09885d7178819093003533c7785dd8 completed May 17, 2026, 9:20 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 3:47 p.m.