Triple

T2705656
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sinclair E59334 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Clive Sinclair
Clive Sinclair was a British inventor and entrepreneur best known for pioneering affordable home computers and pocket calculators in the 1970s and 1980s.
E290014 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: Clive Sinclair | Statement: [Sinclair, hasNotableBearer, Clive Sinclair]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clive Sinclair
Context triple: [Sinclair, hasNotableBearer, Clive Sinclair]
  • A. Donald Davies
    Donald Davies was a British computer scientist who pioneered the concept of packet switching, a foundational technology for modern computer networks and the internet.
  • B. Martin Richards
    Martin Richards is a British computer scientist best known for creating the BCPL programming language, which influenced the development of B and C.
  • C. Martin Richards
    Martin Richards was an American film and theater producer best known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "Chicago" and various Broadway productions.
  • D. Clive Langer
    Clive Langer is a British record producer, songwriter, and musician best known for his influential work with bands such as Madness, Dexys Midnight Runners, and Elvis Costello.
  • E. Thomas Beeby
    Thomas Beeby is an American architect associated with the New Classical movement, known for designing prominent cultural and institutional buildings.
  • 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: Clive Sinclair
Triple: [Sinclair, hasNotableBearer, Clive Sinclair]
Generated description
Clive Sinclair was a British inventor and entrepreneur best known for pioneering affordable home computers and pocket calculators in the 1970s and 1980s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clive Sinclair
Target entity description: Clive Sinclair was a British inventor and entrepreneur best known for pioneering affordable home computers and pocket calculators in the 1970s and 1980s.
  • A. Donald Davies
    Donald Davies was a British computer scientist who pioneered the concept of packet switching, a foundational technology for modern computer networks and the internet.
  • B. Martin Richards
    Martin Richards is a British computer scientist best known for creating the BCPL programming language, which influenced the development of B and C.
  • C. Martin Richards
    Martin Richards was an American film and theater producer best known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "Chicago" and various Broadway productions.
  • D. Clive Langer
    Clive Langer is a British record producer, songwriter, and musician best known for his influential work with bands such as Madness, Dexys Midnight Runners, and Elvis Costello.
  • E. Thomas Beeby
    Thomas Beeby is an American architect associated with the New Classical movement, known for designing prominent cultural and institutional buildings.
  • 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_69ab4ac66bc88190b9e4afa5fc843f72 completed March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abda559a908190ad5d92c11a398a03 completed March 7, 2026, 7:57 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afaf7c22a4819096ff9effe9e0d77d completed March 10, 2026, 5:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afb039cdcc8190953368c1f6757503 completed March 10, 2026, 5:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afb0c27ee48190a319fd2fab02f755 completed March 10, 2026, 5:48 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:55 p.m.