Triple
T274135
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Black |
E5209
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Adam Black
Adam Black is a Scottish publisher and politician best known for founding the publishing firm A & C Black, which published notable works including the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
|
E35686
|
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: Adam Black | Statement: [Black, hasNotableBearer, Adam Black]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adam Black Context triple: [Black, hasNotableBearer, Adam Black]
-
A.
Hamish Kirk
Hamish Kirk is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Kirk, though specific widely known public details about him are not readily available.
-
B.
Jay Blackton
Jay Blackton was an American conductor and musical director best known for his work on classic Broadway and film musicals in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Neil Ritchie
Neil Ritchie was a British Army general best known for commanding the Eighth Army in North Africa during the Second World War.
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D.
Forfar
Forfar is a historic market town in eastern Scotland that serves as the administrative center of the council area of Angus.
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E.
Robert Little
Robert Little was a distinguished Australian fighter ace of World War I who became one of the highest-scoring pilots in British service.
- 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: Adam Black Triple: [Black, hasNotableBearer, Adam Black]
Generated description
Adam Black is a Scottish publisher and politician best known for founding the publishing firm A & C Black, which published notable works including the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adam Black Target entity description: Adam Black is a Scottish publisher and politician best known for founding the publishing firm A & C Black, which published notable works including the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
-
A.
Hamish Kirk
Hamish Kirk is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Kirk, though specific widely known public details about him are not readily available.
-
B.
Jay Blackton
Jay Blackton was an American conductor and musical director best known for his work on classic Broadway and film musicals in the mid-20th century.
-
C.
Neil Ritchie
Neil Ritchie was a British Army general best known for commanding the Eighth Army in North Africa during the Second World War.
-
D.
Forfar
Forfar is a historic market town in eastern Scotland that serves as the administrative center of the council area of Angus.
-
E.
Robert Little
Robert Little was a distinguished Australian fighter ace of World War I who became one of the highest-scoring pilots in British service.
- 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_69a257e6c8788190987dfe705ca2912a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25dd0a99c819089968a5400c58c5f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3914eba9081908cdef8b719c9b20b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a391888bbc81908d86e3a1f15cb84e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:08 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3921fc8c8819084d2dab21012e53a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:10 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:59 a.m.