Triple
T4096779
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool |
E87839
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ian McCulloch
Ian McCulloch is an English singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen.
|
E413524
|
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: Ian McCulloch | Statement: [St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool, hasNotableAlumni, Ian McCulloch]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian McCulloch Context triple: [St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool, hasNotableAlumni, Ian McCulloch]
-
A.
Donald McAlpine
Donald McAlpine is an acclaimed Australian cinematographer known for his visually distinctive work on numerous prominent films across several decades.
-
B.
Alexander Grant
Alexander Grant was a British colonial official and military officer who served as a prominent early administrator in what is now Ontario, Canada.
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C.
Charlie MacLean
Charlie MacLean is a television writer and producer best known for creating the crime drama series "City on a Hill."
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D.
William Callaghan
William Callaghan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the Callaghan surname.
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E.
Steven Campbell
Steven Campbell was a prominent Scottish figurative painter known for his complex, narrative-rich canvases and his role in the resurgence of Scottish art in the 1980s.
- 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: Ian McCulloch Triple: [St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool, hasNotableAlumni, Ian McCulloch]
Generated description
Ian McCulloch is an English singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian McCulloch Target entity description: Ian McCulloch is an English singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen.
-
A.
Donald McAlpine
Donald McAlpine is an acclaimed Australian cinematographer known for his visually distinctive work on numerous prominent films across several decades.
-
B.
Alexander Grant
Alexander Grant was a British colonial official and military officer who served as a prominent early administrator in what is now Ontario, Canada.
-
C.
Charlie MacLean
Charlie MacLean is a television writer and producer best known for creating the crime drama series "City on a Hill."
-
D.
William Callaghan
William Callaghan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the Callaghan surname.
-
E.
Steven Campbell
Steven Campbell was a prominent Scottish figurative painter known for his complex, narrative-rich canvases and his role in the resurgence of Scottish art in the 1980s.
- 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_69aed94564cc8190a9c1457daedb6e7f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefcdef11081908c626a89f2c0e121 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:01 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b56b6f8bb081908aa2d126fe3c9502 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b56f3cf1d081908e2fb778433fb2e8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:22 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b56f99d490819093f92b4db63c5375 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:40 p.m.