Triple
T3398726
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Flanagan |
E71593
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Flanagan
Robert Flanagan is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and Minister of State during his career.
|
E389284
|
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: Robert Flanagan | Statement: [Flanagan, hasNotableBearer, Robert Flanagan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Flanagan Context triple: [Flanagan, hasNotableBearer, Robert Flanagan]
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A.
William Flanagan
William Flanagan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the surname Flanagan.
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B.
James Finlayson
James Finlayson was a Scottish-born character actor best known for his comic roles in silent and early sound films, particularly his frequent collaborations with the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.
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C.
John Flanagan
John Flanagan was an American sculptor best known for designing the portrait of George Washington used on the U.S. quarter.
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D.
Ed McCauley
Ed McCauley is a Canadian academic and research leader who serves as president of the University of Calgary.
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E.
James L. Flanagan
James L. Flanagan was a pioneering American electrical engineer and speech scientist known for his influential contributions to digital signal processing and speech communication.
- 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: Robert Flanagan Triple: [Flanagan, hasNotableBearer, Robert Flanagan]
Generated description
Robert Flanagan is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and Minister of State during his career.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Flanagan Target entity description: Robert Flanagan is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and Minister of State during his career.
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A.
William Flanagan
William Flanagan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the surname Flanagan.
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B.
James Finlayson
James Finlayson was a Scottish-born character actor best known for his comic roles in silent and early sound films, particularly his frequent collaborations with the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.
-
C.
John Flanagan
John Flanagan was an American sculptor best known for designing the portrait of George Washington used on the U.S. quarter.
-
D.
Ed McCauley
Ed McCauley is a Canadian academic and research leader who serves as president of the University of Calgary.
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E.
James L. Flanagan
James L. Flanagan was a pioneering American electrical engineer and speech scientist known for his influential contributions to digital signal processing and speech communication.
- 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_69ad85aac4808190a092c9cc8911f584 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb8c5816881909f91e6e9b81d29e3 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:58 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4f015f7188190a0b6d7923bba703f |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4f1048f948190a915354c30517ef5 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4f4bbf4508190958091e841e796a3 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:40 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:14 p.m.