Triple
T259206
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bridgewater Canal |
E5502
|
entity |
| Predicate | engineer |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Gilbert
John Gilbert was an 18th-century English engineer and land agent best known for his pioneering work on canal construction during the early Industrial Revolution.
|
E34789
|
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 Gilbert | Statement: [Bridgewater Canal, engineer, John Gilbert]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Gilbert Context triple: [Bridgewater Canal, engineer, John Gilbert]
-
A.
Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd was a pioneering American silent film comedian and actor, best known for his daredevil stunts and iconic horn-rimmed glasses in classic films like "Safety Last!".
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B.
Roy Harlow
Roy Harlow was the husband of silent film actress Marie Mosquini, known primarily in relation to her career in early American cinema.
-
C.
Noah Beery
Noah Beery was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his robust presence in numerous Westerns and adventure films.
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D.
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks was a pioneering American silent film actor, producer, and screenwriter, famed for his swashbuckling roles in early Hollywood classics like "The Mark of Zorro" and "The Thief of Bagdad."
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E.
Cary Grant
Cary Grant was a quintessential leading man of classic Hollywood cinema, renowned for his debonair charm, comic timing, and roles in films such as "North by Northwest" and "Bringing Up Baby."
- 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 Gilbert Triple: [Bridgewater Canal, engineer, John Gilbert]
Generated description
John Gilbert was an 18th-century English engineer and land agent best known for his pioneering work on canal construction during the early Industrial Revolution.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Gilbert Target entity description: John Gilbert was an 18th-century English engineer and land agent best known for his pioneering work on canal construction during the early Industrial Revolution.
-
A.
Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd was a pioneering American silent film comedian and actor, best known for his daredevil stunts and iconic horn-rimmed glasses in classic films like "Safety Last!".
-
B.
Roy Harlow
Roy Harlow was the husband of silent film actress Marie Mosquini, known primarily in relation to her career in early American cinema.
-
C.
Noah Beery
Noah Beery was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his robust presence in numerous Westerns and adventure films.
-
D.
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks was a pioneering American silent film actor, producer, and screenwriter, famed for his swashbuckling roles in early Hollywood classics like "The Mark of Zorro" and "The Thief of Bagdad."
-
E.
Cary Grant
Cary Grant was a quintessential leading man of classic Hollywood cinema, renowned for his debonair charm, comic timing, and roles in films such as "North by Northwest" and "Bringing Up Baby."
- 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_69a2580a64ac8190ad76e34bb0715b5e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25d71a10c8190894c86e7a67c5974 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a38b8ca1f08190a13733c03b9161f9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a38bcc7d3c8190a2a1216f58631c5c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a38c56810c8190922ad62014393734 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:46 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.