Triple
T3277270
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Upton Sinclair |
E68786
|
entity |
| Predicate | child |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Sinclair
David Sinclair was the son of American novelist and social reformer Upton Sinclair.
|
E345411
|
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: David Sinclair | Statement: [Upton Sinclair, child, David Sinclair]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Sinclair Context triple: [Upton Sinclair, child, David Sinclair]
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A.
David Sinclair (biologist)
David Sinclair is an Australian biologist and Harvard Medical School professor best known for his pioneering research on aging, sirtuins, and longevity therapeutics.
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B.
Douglas Ainslie
Douglas Ainslie is a mild-mannered, retired British man seeking a new start in India in the film "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," portrayed by Bill Nighy.
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C.
Dr. Jim Bayliss
Dr. Jim Bayliss is a disillusioned physician and neighbor in Arthur Miller’s play "All My Sons," whose moral conflict and cynicism highlight the play’s themes of compromised ideals and social responsibility.
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D.
Julian Filipowicz
Julian Filipowicz was a Polish military officer and general best known for his leadership in the early battles of World War II.
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E.
Paul Torday
Paul Torday was a British novelist best known for his satirical debut novel "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," which brought him widespread recognition later in life.
- 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: David Sinclair Triple: [Upton Sinclair, child, David Sinclair]
Generated description
David Sinclair was the son of American novelist and social reformer Upton Sinclair.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Sinclair Target entity description: David Sinclair was the son of American novelist and social reformer Upton Sinclair.
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A.
David Sinclair (biologist)
David Sinclair is an Australian biologist and Harvard Medical School professor best known for his pioneering research on aging, sirtuins, and longevity therapeutics.
-
B.
Douglas Ainslie
Douglas Ainslie is a mild-mannered, retired British man seeking a new start in India in the film "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," portrayed by Bill Nighy.
-
C.
Dr. Jim Bayliss
Dr. Jim Bayliss is a disillusioned physician and neighbor in Arthur Miller’s play "All My Sons," whose moral conflict and cynicism highlight the play’s themes of compromised ideals and social responsibility.
-
D.
Julian Filipowicz
Julian Filipowicz was a Polish military officer and general best known for his leadership in the early battles of World War II.
-
E.
Paul Torday
Paul Torday was a British novelist best known for his satirical debut novel "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," which brought him widespread recognition later in life.
- 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_69ad859b54f881909bf530d549caf2fd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb0128f08819084644f3c8fda2596 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2e84a3c2c8190908152fc042fcad1 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b2e939460481909743b49e274b693e |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b2ecfd3c20819089bc0b2141aee8eb |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:10 p.m.