Triple
T2261117
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Severn Bridge |
E50040
|
entity |
| Predicate | engineer |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Brown
William Brown was a civil engineer known for his role in the design and construction of the Severn Bridge in the United Kingdom.
|
E249281
|
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 Brown | Statement: [Severn Bridge, engineer, William Brown]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Brown Context triple: [Severn Bridge, engineer, William Brown]
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A.
William Brown
William Brown was an engineer best known for his role in designing Istanbul’s iconic Bosporus Bridge, one of the world’s major suspension bridges connecting Europe and Asia.
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B.
Arthur Conolly
Arthur Conolly was a 19th-century British intelligence officer and explorer in Central Asia, best known for coining the term "Great Game" to describe the strategic rivalry between the British and Russian Empires.
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C.
John Franklin
John Franklin was a 19th-century British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer best known for his ill-fated expedition to chart the Northwest Passage.
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D.
William Stone
William Stone is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical political figures and public servants in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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E.
Moses McWilliams
Moses McWilliams was the first husband of Madam C. J. Walker, the pioneering African American entrepreneur and philanthropist.
- 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 Brown Triple: [Severn Bridge, engineer, William Brown]
Generated description
William Brown was a civil engineer known for his role in the design and construction of the Severn Bridge in the United Kingdom.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Brown Target entity description: William Brown was a civil engineer known for his role in the design and construction of the Severn Bridge in the United Kingdom.
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A.
William Brown
William Brown was an engineer best known for his role in designing Istanbul’s iconic Bosporus Bridge, one of the world’s major suspension bridges connecting Europe and Asia.
-
B.
Arthur Conolly
Arthur Conolly was a 19th-century British intelligence officer and explorer in Central Asia, best known for coining the term "Great Game" to describe the strategic rivalry between the British and Russian Empires.
-
C.
John Franklin
John Franklin was a 19th-century British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer best known for his ill-fated expedition to chart the Northwest Passage.
-
D.
William Stone
William Stone is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical political figures and public servants in the United States and the United Kingdom.
-
E.
Moses McWilliams
Moses McWilliams was the first husband of Madam C. J. Walker, the pioneering African American entrepreneur and philanthropist.
- 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_69a88b01e0048190ba96431b5f990ba9 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc18aa9d48190893ca32558730e9c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae71cb1540819093db7f91ae66c19f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae72a2b92c8190a7d4ff441f1cb1ce |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae732a7cf08190b119ca7809350269 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:13 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.