Triple
T4021489
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sialia |
E91287
|
entity |
| Predicate | firstDescribedBy |
P7386
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William John Swainson
William John Swainson was a 19th-century English naturalist, ornithologist, and illustrator known for his influential taxonomic work and detailed zoological illustrations.
|
E407028
|
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: William John Swainson | Statement: [Sialia, firstDescribedBy, William John Swainson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William John Swainson Context triple: [Sialia, firstDescribedBy, William John Swainson]
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A.
Edward Blyth
Edward Blyth was a 19th-century English zoologist and ornithologist known for his pioneering work in animal classification and as one of the early contributors to evolutionary thought.
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B.
Thomas Horsfield
Thomas Horsfield was a 19th-century American physician and naturalist known for his influential zoological and botanical work in Southeast Asia.
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C.
Philip Lutley Sclater
Philip Lutley Sclater was a 19th-century English lawyer, zoologist, and ornithologist best known for his work on biogeography and the classification of the world's zoogeographical regions.
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D.
John Gould
John Gould was a 19th-century English ornithologist and bird artist renowned for his influential illustrated works on avian species.
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E.
Henry Blyth
Henry Blyth was a screenwriter known for his work on the film "The Early Bird."
- 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: William John Swainson Triple: [Sialia, firstDescribedBy, William John Swainson]
Generated description
William John Swainson was a 19th-century English naturalist, ornithologist, and illustrator known for his influential taxonomic work and detailed zoological illustrations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William John Swainson Target entity description: William John Swainson was a 19th-century English naturalist, ornithologist, and illustrator known for his influential taxonomic work and detailed zoological illustrations.
-
A.
Edward Blyth
Edward Blyth was a 19th-century English zoologist and ornithologist known for his pioneering work in animal classification and as one of the early contributors to evolutionary thought.
-
B.
Thomas Horsfield
Thomas Horsfield was a 19th-century American physician and naturalist known for his influential zoological and botanical work in Southeast Asia.
-
C.
Philip Lutley Sclater
Philip Lutley Sclater was a 19th-century English lawyer, zoologist, and ornithologist best known for his work on biogeography and the classification of the world's zoogeographical regions.
-
D.
John Gould
John Gould was a 19th-century English ornithologist and bird artist renowned for his influential illustrated works on avian species.
-
E.
Henry Blyth
Henry Blyth was a screenwriter known for his work on the film "The Early Bird."
- 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_69aed9618b04819081750d979d2af098 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefacb4c208190b8dd595a534850b2 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b54c7fd474819097766194ca8d165d |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b54dd51ef48190974bb190d32016bc |
completed | March 14, 2026, noon |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b54e498320819088fea96b83564c69 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 12:02 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:35 p.m.