Triple

T2233356
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Trainspotting (novel) E49221 entity
Predicate character P662 FINISHED
Object Francis Begbie
Francis Begbie is a violently unpredictable and psychopathic Scottish hardman who serves as one of the most feared and volatile characters in Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting universe.
 E249865 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: Francis Begbie | Statement: [Trainspotting (novel), character, Francis Begbie]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Francis Begbie
Context triple: [Trainspotting (novel), character, Francis Begbie]
  • A. Garth Stevenson
    Garth Stevenson is a Canadian-born double bassist and composer known for his atmospheric, nature-inspired film scores and solo work.
  • B. Douglas Rae
    Douglas Rae is a British film and television producer known for founding Ecosse Films and producing acclaimed dramas and feature films.
  • C. Andrew Duncan
    Andrew Duncan was a British industrialist and politician who served as the United Kingdom’s Minister of Supply during the Second World War.
  • D. Patrick Sellar
    Patrick Sellar was a 19th-century Scottish lawyer and factor infamous for his central role in the brutal Highland Clearances on the Sutherland estate.
  • E. Duncan Stewart
    Duncan Stewart is a music producer best known for his work on U2’s album "Songs of Surrender."
  • 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: Francis Begbie
Triple: [Trainspotting (novel), character, Francis Begbie]
Generated description
Francis Begbie is a violently unpredictable and psychopathic Scottish hardman who serves as one of the most feared and volatile characters in Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting universe.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Francis Begbie
Target entity description: Francis Begbie is a violently unpredictable and psychopathic Scottish hardman who serves as one of the most feared and volatile characters in Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting universe.
  • A. Garth Stevenson
    Garth Stevenson is a Canadian-born double bassist and composer known for his atmospheric, nature-inspired film scores and solo work.
  • B. Douglas Rae
    Douglas Rae is a British film and television producer known for founding Ecosse Films and producing acclaimed dramas and feature films.
  • C. Andrew Duncan
    Andrew Duncan was a British industrialist and politician who served as the United Kingdom’s Minister of Supply during the Second World War.
  • D. Patrick Sellar
    Patrick Sellar was a 19th-century Scottish lawyer and factor infamous for his central role in the brutal Highland Clearances on the Sutherland estate.
  • E. Duncan Stewart
    Duncan Stewart is a music producer best known for his work on U2’s album "Songs of Surrender."
  • 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_69a88aa84bdc819086df50e9c20b301e completed March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc0913f1c8190ac9cfeb0f1c84a76 completed March 7, 2026, 6:07 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae71ba743081908e2697374e710681 completed March 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae73e2af5c8190a7dfbf5ff03e4edd completed March 9, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae745c7cfc81909ef4be9b73899058 completed March 9, 2026, 7:18 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.