Triple
T30303
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hugh Dowding |
E604
|
entity |
| Predicate | child |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Derek Dowding
Derek Dowding was a Royal Air Force officer and the son of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, noted for his own distinguished service in military aviation.
|
E34530
|
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: Derek Dowding | Statement: [Hugh Dowding, child, Derek Dowding]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Derek Dowding Context triple: [Hugh Dowding, child, Derek Dowding]
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A.
Derek Bryceson
Derek Bryceson was a British-born Tanzanian politician and conservationist who served as director of Tanzania’s national parks and played a key role in supporting Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research.
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B.
John Dustin Archbold
John Dustin Archbold was an American industrialist and key executive of the Standard Oil Company who became one of the most prominent figures in the early U.S. petroleum industry.
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C.
Julian Amery
Julian Amery was a prominent British Conservative politician and minister known for his roles in defense and colonial affairs during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Tony James
Tony James is an American financier and executive best known as the longtime president and chief operating officer of Blackstone and for his leadership roles at major cultural institutions.
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E.
Will Firth
Will Firth is the son of English actor Colin Firth and is known primarily for his connection to his father's prominent film career.
- 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: Derek Dowding Triple: [Hugh Dowding, child, Derek Dowding]
Generated description
Derek Dowding was a Royal Air Force officer and the son of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, noted for his own distinguished service in military aviation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Derek Dowding Target entity description: Derek Dowding was a Royal Air Force officer and the son of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, noted for his own distinguished service in military aviation.
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A.
Derek Bryceson
Derek Bryceson was a British-born Tanzanian politician and conservationist who served as director of Tanzania’s national parks and played a key role in supporting Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research.
-
B.
John Dustin Archbold
John Dustin Archbold was an American industrialist and key executive of the Standard Oil Company who became one of the most prominent figures in the early U.S. petroleum industry.
-
C.
Julian Amery
Julian Amery was a prominent British Conservative politician and minister known for his roles in defense and colonial affairs during the mid-20th century.
-
D.
Tony James
Tony James is an American financier and executive best known as the longtime president and chief operating officer of Blackstone and for his leadership roles at major cultural institutions.
-
E.
Will Firth
Will Firth is the son of English actor Colin Firth and is known primarily for his connection to his father's prominent film career.
- 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_69a2479dec388190967ba648663442c9 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24876ada48190b366ba8b9320ebb0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a389a6c2b4819094e37228814942ad |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:34 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a38a393ad48190a434adddaa680f5a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a38a8c01e48190ab8f66f17363fa65 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:38 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 a.m.