Triple
T4134211
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | White Star Line |
E85110
|
entity |
| Predicate | keyPerson |
P256
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
J. Bruce Ismay
J. Bruce Ismay was a British businessman best known as the chairman of the company that owned the RMS Titanic and for surviving its 1912 sinking amid widespread public criticism.
|
E417539
|
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: J. Bruce Ismay | Statement: [White Star Line, keyPerson, J. Bruce Ismay]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Bruce Ismay Context triple: [White Star Line, keyPerson, J. Bruce Ismay]
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A.
Thomas Henry Ismay
Thomas Henry Ismay was a 19th-century British shipowner and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the White Star Line, one of the era’s most prominent transatlantic shipping companies.
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B.
Captain Edward Smith
Captain Edward Smith was the British sea captain best known for commanding the RMS Titanic on its ill-fated maiden voyage in 1912.
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C.
John Smith Murdoch
John Smith Murdoch was an Australian architect best known as the first Commonwealth Government Architect, responsible for designing many key public buildings in early Canberra and across Australia.
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D.
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, was a prominent Irish shipbuilder and businessman best known as the chairman of Harland and Wolff and a key figure behind the construction of the RMS Titanic.
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E.
William Murdoch
William Murdoch was a Scottish engineer and inventor best known for pioneering gas lighting and contributing key innovations to early steam engine technology.
- 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: J. Bruce Ismay Triple: [White Star Line, keyPerson, J. Bruce Ismay]
Generated description
J. Bruce Ismay was a British businessman best known as the chairman of the company that owned the RMS Titanic and for surviving its 1912 sinking amid widespread public criticism.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Bruce Ismay Target entity description: J. Bruce Ismay was a British businessman best known as the chairman of the company that owned the RMS Titanic and for surviving its 1912 sinking amid widespread public criticism.
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A.
Thomas Henry Ismay
Thomas Henry Ismay was a 19th-century British shipowner and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the White Star Line, one of the era’s most prominent transatlantic shipping companies.
-
B.
Captain Edward Smith
Captain Edward Smith was the British sea captain best known for commanding the RMS Titanic on its ill-fated maiden voyage in 1912.
-
C.
John Smith Murdoch
John Smith Murdoch was an Australian architect best known as the first Commonwealth Government Architect, responsible for designing many key public buildings in early Canberra and across Australia.
-
D.
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, was a prominent Irish shipbuilder and businessman best known as the chairman of Harland and Wolff and a key figure behind the construction of the RMS Titanic.
-
E.
William Murdoch
William Murdoch was a Scottish engineer and inventor best known for pioneering gas lighting and contributing key innovations to early steam engine technology.
- 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_69aed935ccd881909dc61f81bcdb7a78 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af023190608190bcc929c5996b7378 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b57f2bb38c819090884069688063d2 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:30 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b57fad66e08190a973186c19659ee8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:33 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b58028e7108190a6c92fc9ea300f9e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:35 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:43 p.m.