Triple

T4453434
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Please Please Me E97666 entity
Predicate coverPhotographyBy P9792 FINISHED
Object Angus McBean
Angus McBean was a Welsh photographer renowned for his surrealist-influenced portraits and iconic album cover work for artists including the Beatles.
E439803 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Angus McBean | Statement: [Please Please Me, coverPhotographyBy, Angus McBean]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angus McBean
Context triple: [Please Please Me, coverPhotographyBy, Angus McBean]
  • A. Ian Meakins
    Ian Meakins is a British business executive known for leading major multinational companies, including serving as chairman of Unilever.
  • B. Angus McGill
    Angus McGill was a British journalist and humorist known for his witty newspaper columns and light comic writing.
  • C. Trevor McDonald
    Trevor McDonald is a renowned British newsreader and journalist, best known as one of the most prominent and pioneering Black broadcasters on UK television.
  • D. Ray McDonald
    Ray McDonald was an American actor and dancer known for his musical film roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
  • E. Fergus McMaster
    Fergus McMaster was an Australian businessman best known as a co-founder and early chairman of Qantas, helping to establish it as a pioneering national airline.
  • 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: Angus McBean
Triple: [Please Please Me, coverPhotographyBy, Angus McBean]
Generated description
Angus McBean was a Welsh photographer renowned for his surrealist-influenced portraits and iconic album cover work for artists including the Beatles.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angus McBean
Target entity description: Angus McBean was a Welsh photographer renowned for his surrealist-influenced portraits and iconic album cover work for artists including the Beatles.
  • A. Ian Meakins
    Ian Meakins is a British business executive known for leading major multinational companies, including serving as chairman of Unilever.
  • B. Angus McGill
    Angus McGill was a British journalist and humorist known for his witty newspaper columns and light comic writing.
  • C. Trevor McDonald
    Trevor McDonald is a renowned British newsreader and journalist, best known as one of the most prominent and pioneering Black broadcasters on UK television.
  • D. Ray McDonald
    Ray McDonald was an American actor and dancer known for his musical film roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
  • E. Fergus McMaster
    Fergus McMaster was an Australian businessman best known as a co-founder and early chairman of Qantas, helping to establish it as a pioneering national airline.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: coverPhotographyBy
Context triple: [Please Please Me, coverPhotographyBy, Angus McBean]
  • A. captures
    Indicates that one entity seizes, traps, or takes control of another entity, often preventing its escape or freedom.
  • B. cover
    Indicates that one entity extends over, conceals, protects, or provides a surface or layer for another entity.
  • C. isPhotographicSubject chosen
    Indicates that an entity serves as the subject or main focus captured in a photograph taken by another entity.
  • D. mediaCovered
    Indicates that one entity (such as a media outlet or source) has reported on, featured, or otherwise provided coverage of another entity or event.
  • E. coverUpBy
    Indicates that one entity conceals, suppresses, or hides the actions, information, or wrongdoing associated with another entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69b3454777808190b78aa9047ba1f018 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b355f49dc081908727af81b886c08d completed March 13, 2026, 12:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b6138ea77881908381e9ea8ad2b7fe completed March 15, 2026, 2:03 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b61465bb4081908a638a908c31c489 completed March 15, 2026, 2:07 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b6156db4a081909054f7db172315e9 completed March 15, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69b34f649df081909d3cc2f6a1b8f282 completed March 12, 2026, 11:42 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:33 p.m.