Triple

T2692934
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Durkan E58445 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object William Durkan
William Durkan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Durkan, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not clearly established.
 E318445 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 Durkan | Statement: [Durkan, hasNotableBearer, William Durkan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Durkan
Context triple: [Durkan, hasNotableBearer, William Durkan]
  • A. John Durkan
    John Durkan is a notable individual distinguished enough in his field or public life to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the surname Durkan.
  • B. Michael Durkan
    Michael Durkan is a notable individual who shares the Durkan surname, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that family name.
  • C. Thomas Durkan
    Thomas Durkan is a relatively obscure individual whose primary current notability appears to derive from being listed as a namesake of the surname Durkan.
  • D. Tom Durkan
    Tom Durkan is a notable individual recognized for his association with the Durkan name, likely distinguished in a professional or public capacity.
  • E. James Durkan
    James Durkan is a notable individual recognized as a prominent bearer of the Durkan surname.
  • 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 Durkan
Triple: [Durkan, hasNotableBearer, William Durkan]
Generated description
William Durkan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Durkan, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not clearly established.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Durkan
Target entity description: William Durkan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Durkan, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not clearly established.
  • A. John Durkan
    John Durkan is a notable individual distinguished enough in his field or public life to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the surname Durkan.
  • B. Michael Durkan
    Michael Durkan is a notable individual who shares the Durkan surname, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that family name.
  • C. Thomas Durkan
    Thomas Durkan is a relatively obscure individual whose primary current notability appears to derive from being listed as a namesake of the surname Durkan.
  • D. Tom Durkan
    Tom Durkan is a notable individual recognized for his association with the Durkan name, likely distinguished in a professional or public capacity.
  • E. James Durkan
    James Durkan is a notable individual recognized as a prominent bearer of the Durkan surname.
  • 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_69ab4ac269e481909cb317d79e68b75b completed March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abda0dd97c81909a60cf200f57c087 completed March 7, 2026, 7:55 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b12dfe893c81909c79ea6cffb5bae6 completed March 11, 2026, 8:55 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b12f07ec088190a63e30f8a1f7937a completed March 11, 2026, 8:59 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b1cb6571388190970bae846bfc57a2 completed March 11, 2026, 8:07 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:54 p.m.