Triple
T3459954
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Institution of Civil Engineers |
E72999
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Walker
James Walker was a prominent 19th-century British civil engineer known for his influential role in advancing the profession and shaping major infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom.
|
E358558
|
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: James Walker | Statement: [Institution of Civil Engineers, foundedBy, James Walker]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Walker Context triple: [Institution of Civil Engineers, foundedBy, James Walker]
-
A.
Rob Walker
Rob Walker is a technology entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the semiconductor company LSI Logic.
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B.
Joseph Walker
Joseph Walker was a prominent American cinematographer best known for his influential work during Hollywood’s Golden Age, particularly in collaboration with director Frank Capra.
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C.
John Williams Walker
John Williams Walker was an early 19th-century American politician who served as one of Alabama’s first U.S. senators and played a key role in the state’s early political development.
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D.
Charles Joseph Walker
Charles Joseph Walker was the husband of pioneering African American entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker.
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E.
James Campbell Walker
James Campbell Walker was a 19th-century Scottish architect known for designing notable public buildings, including several Carnegie libraries.
- 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: James Walker Triple: [Institution of Civil Engineers, foundedBy, James Walker]
Generated description
James Walker was a prominent 19th-century British civil engineer known for his influential role in advancing the profession and shaping major infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Walker Target entity description: James Walker was a prominent 19th-century British civil engineer known for his influential role in advancing the profession and shaping major infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom.
-
A.
Rob Walker
Rob Walker is a technology entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the semiconductor company LSI Logic.
-
B.
Joseph Walker
Joseph Walker was a prominent American cinematographer best known for his influential work during Hollywood’s Golden Age, particularly in collaboration with director Frank Capra.
-
C.
John Williams Walker
John Williams Walker was an early 19th-century American politician who served as one of Alabama’s first U.S. senators and played a key role in the state’s early political development.
-
D.
Charles Joseph Walker
Charles Joseph Walker was the husband of pioneering African American entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker.
-
E.
James Campbell Walker
James Campbell Walker was a 19th-century Scottish architect known for designing notable public buildings, including several Carnegie libraries.
- 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_69ad85b224d481908ff8be51338d24ff |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbae5ff848190880fa416a123bc4a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b361093d288190a023e8485265a989 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b361958fd88190bd4a8d9837af6610 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b362310884819082a59ab92fe05fdd |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1:02 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:17 p.m.