Triple
T2429706
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Queensway Tunnel |
E52812
|
entity |
| Predicate | chiefEngineer |
P616
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Brodie
John Brodie was a British civil engineer best known for his major infrastructure projects in Liverpool, including pioneering road tunnels and urban planning innovations.
|
E280923
|
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: John Brodie | Statement: [Queensway Tunnel, chiefEngineer, John Brodie]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Brodie Context triple: [Queensway Tunnel, chiefEngineer, John Brodie]
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A.
John Brotherton
John Brotherton is an American actor known for his roles in horror films like "The Conjuring" and television series such as "Fuller House."
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B.
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.
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C.
Donald Finlay
Donald Finlay was a British hurdler and Royal Air Force officer who twice medaled in the Olympic 110m hurdles and later took the athletes' oath at the 1948 London Games.
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D.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
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E.
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.
- 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: John Brodie Triple: [Queensway Tunnel, chiefEngineer, John Brodie]
Generated description
John Brodie was a British civil engineer best known for his major infrastructure projects in Liverpool, including pioneering road tunnels and urban planning innovations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Brodie Target entity description: John Brodie was a British civil engineer best known for his major infrastructure projects in Liverpool, including pioneering road tunnels and urban planning innovations.
-
A.
John Brotherton
John Brotherton is an American actor known for his roles in horror films like "The Conjuring" and television series such as "Fuller House."
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Donald Finlay
Donald Finlay was a British hurdler and Royal Air Force officer who twice medaled in the Olympic 110m hurdles and later took the athletes' oath at the 1948 London Games.
-
D.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69ab4959bcc0819083246f9fb10439e3 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc99fcd048190a85b95a9a8ae6d4d |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af8376d6dc81909bf1e5caefb304ef |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:35 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af845372448190af97bd61652787ba |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:39 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af84c22da08190bc06c4177cc05856 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:41 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:43 p.m.