Triple
T368626
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hawker Aircraft |
E8218
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Sopwith
Thomas Sopwith was a pioneering British aviation industrialist and aircraft designer who played a key role in the early development of the UK’s aerospace industry.
|
E46563
|
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: Thomas Sopwith | Statement: [Hawker Aircraft, foundedBy, Thomas Sopwith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Sopwith Context triple: [Hawker Aircraft, foundedBy, Thomas Sopwith]
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A.
R. J. Mitchell
R. J. Mitchell was a British aeronautical engineer best known for creating the iconic Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force during World War II.
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B.
Barnes Wallis
Barnes Wallis was a British engineer and inventor best known for creating the "bouncing bomb" used by the RAF's Dambusters during World War II.
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C.
Lord Trenchard
Lord Trenchard was a pioneering British military leader widely regarded as the principal architect and first Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force.
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D.
Viscount Rialton
Viscount Rialton is a subsidiary noble title historically associated with the Godolphin family in the British peerage.
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E.
Robert Watson-Watt
Robert Watson-Watt was a Scottish pioneer of radar technology whose work on early warning systems was crucial to Britain’s air defense in World War II.
- 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: Thomas Sopwith Triple: [Hawker Aircraft, foundedBy, Thomas Sopwith]
Generated description
Thomas Sopwith was a pioneering British aviation industrialist and aircraft designer who played a key role in the early development of the UK’s aerospace industry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Sopwith Target entity description: Thomas Sopwith was a pioneering British aviation industrialist and aircraft designer who played a key role in the early development of the UK’s aerospace industry.
-
A.
R. J. Mitchell
R. J. Mitchell was a British aeronautical engineer best known for creating the iconic Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force during World War II.
-
B.
Barnes Wallis
Barnes Wallis was a British engineer and inventor best known for creating the "bouncing bomb" used by the RAF's Dambusters during World War II.
-
C.
Lord Trenchard
Lord Trenchard was a pioneering British military leader widely regarded as the principal architect and first Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force.
-
D.
Viscount Rialton
Viscount Rialton is a subsidiary noble title historically associated with the Godolphin family in the British peerage.
-
E.
Robert Watson-Watt
Robert Watson-Watt was a Scottish pioneer of radar technology whose work on early warning systems was crucial to Britain’s air defense in World War II.
- 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_69a2e7f2ec648190b42bc7db424f8109 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ebeab13c8190b15c2f10310ec6a8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3ecaaf780819081db5cfbe8af0894 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3ed33f1c88190b3db7d5626b80981 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:39 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3ed8557e48190893e58e37e2b85d3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:40 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.