Triple
T3066827
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Book Thief |
E62121
|
entity |
| Predicate | filmAdaptationDirector |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Brian Percival
Brian Percival is a British film and television director best known for his work on the historical drama series "Downton Abbey" and various acclaimed period pieces.
|
E370063
|
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: Brian Percival | Statement: [The Book Thief, filmAdaptationDirector, Brian Percival]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Percival Context triple: [The Book Thief, filmAdaptationDirector, Brian Percival]
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A.
Daniel Percival
Daniel Percival is a British television director and producer known for his work on high-profile drama series, including serving as an executive producer on "The Man in the High Castle."
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B.
Brian Pippard
Brian Pippard was a prominent British physicist known for his pioneering work in superconductivity and for serving as Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge.
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C.
Geoffrey Haslam
Geoffrey Haslam is a record producer best known for his work on Bette Midler’s debut album "The Divine Miss M."
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D.
Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce is a voice actor known for his work in animated films, including providing a character voice in Pixar's "A Bug's Life."
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E.
Ian Woodward
Ian Woodward is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including professionals in fields such as academia, business, and the arts.
- 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: Brian Percival Triple: [The Book Thief, filmAdaptationDirector, Brian Percival]
Generated description
Brian Percival is a British film and television director best known for his work on the historical drama series "Downton Abbey" and various acclaimed period pieces.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Percival Target entity description: Brian Percival is a British film and television director best known for his work on the historical drama series "Downton Abbey" and various acclaimed period pieces.
-
A.
Daniel Percival
Daniel Percival is a British television director and producer known for his work on high-profile drama series, including serving as an executive producer on "The Man in the High Castle."
-
B.
Brian Pippard
Brian Pippard was a prominent British physicist known for his pioneering work in superconductivity and for serving as Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge.
-
C.
Geoffrey Haslam
Geoffrey Haslam is a record producer best known for his work on Bette Midler’s debut album "The Divine Miss M."
-
D.
Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce is a voice actor known for his work in animated films, including providing a character voice in Pixar's "A Bug's Life."
-
E.
Ian Woodward
Ian Woodward is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including professionals in fields such as academia, business, and the arts.
- 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_69ad85793e5c8190a358049bc4a98d8c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada0fd87308190918e7b616f033faa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b3bb66b1248190917a7c3c146ec727 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b3bc93f93c8190a23301340b08d76b |
completed | March 13, 2026, 7:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b3f8033cd481909bc0e24fd9d86831 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 11:41 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:02 p.m.