Triple
T4394420
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tony Ryan |
E99449
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Anthony Ryan
Thomas Anthony Ryan, better known as Tony Ryan, was an Irish businessman and co-founder of the low-cost airline Ryanair.
|
E436631
|
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 Anthony Ryan | Statement: [Tony Ryan, birthName, Thomas Anthony Ryan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Anthony Ryan Context triple: [Tony Ryan, birthName, Thomas Anthony Ryan]
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A.
William John Murphy
William John Murphy was an American businessman and developer best known for his role in establishing and promoting the city of Glendale, Arizona.
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B.
John Doherty
John Doherty is known as the husband of American actress Michael Learned, famed for her role as Olivia Walton on the television series "The Waltons."
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C.
Tony Geraghty
Tony Geraghty was a member of the popular Irish cabaret group the Miami Showband who was killed in the notorious 1975 loyalist paramilitary attack in Northern Ireland.
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D.
John Killoran
John Killoran is an actor known for his role in the National Theatre’s acclaimed stage production of "Frankenstein."
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E.
Patrick Callaghan
Patrick Callaghan is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Callaghan.
- 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 Anthony Ryan Triple: [Tony Ryan, birthName, Thomas Anthony Ryan]
Generated description
Thomas Anthony Ryan, better known as Tony Ryan, was an Irish businessman and co-founder of the low-cost airline Ryanair.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Anthony Ryan Target entity description: Thomas Anthony Ryan, better known as Tony Ryan, was an Irish businessman and co-founder of the low-cost airline Ryanair.
-
A.
William John Murphy
William John Murphy was an American businessman and developer best known for his role in establishing and promoting the city of Glendale, Arizona.
-
B.
John Doherty
John Doherty is known as the husband of American actress Michael Learned, famed for her role as Olivia Walton on the television series "The Waltons."
-
C.
Tony Geraghty
Tony Geraghty was a member of the popular Irish cabaret group the Miami Showband who was killed in the notorious 1975 loyalist paramilitary attack in Northern Ireland.
-
D.
John Killoran
John Killoran is an actor known for his role in the National Theatre’s acclaimed stage production of "Frankenstein."
-
E.
Patrick Callaghan
Patrick Callaghan is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Callaghan.
- 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_69b345506b408190b0e3dee616738a7d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b352a9c8b88190a7894a40be4996f0 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5e536e1848190a2517ab351adfe48 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5eeaf35348190a1611f5b04baed1f |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5ef5c7e0c819080b0e8914dcd6568 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:29 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:20 p.m.