Triple

T4795561
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kilkenny College E106702 entity
Predicate notableAlumnus P304 FINISHED
Object Hubert Butler
Hubert Butler was an Irish essayist, historian, and human rights advocate known for his writings on Irish identity, nationalism, and European affairs.
 E470471 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: Hubert Butler | Statement: [Kilkenny College, notableAlumnus, Hubert Butler]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hubert Butler
Context triple: [Kilkenny College, notableAlumnus, Hubert Butler]
  • A. Reginald McKenna
    Reginald McKenna was a British Liberal politician who held several senior government posts, including Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, during the early 20th century.
  • B. Morris Barry
    Morris Barry was a British television director best known for his work on classic Doctor Who serials during the 1960s.
  • C. Walter Plunkett
    Walter Plunkett was a prominent American costume designer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films such as "Gone with the Wind."
  • D. Gabriel Almond
    Gabriel Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his work on comparative politics and political culture.
  • E. Humphrey Searle
    Humphrey Searle was a 20th-century British composer known for his pioneering use of serialism and his influential orchestral and film scores.
  • 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: Hubert Butler
Triple: [Kilkenny College, notableAlumnus, Hubert Butler]
Generated description
Hubert Butler was an Irish essayist, historian, and human rights advocate known for his writings on Irish identity, nationalism, and European affairs.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hubert Butler
Target entity description: Hubert Butler was an Irish essayist, historian, and human rights advocate known for his writings on Irish identity, nationalism, and European affairs.
  • A. Reginald McKenna
    Reginald McKenna was a British Liberal politician who held several senior government posts, including Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, during the early 20th century.
  • B. Morris Barry
    Morris Barry was a British television director best known for his work on classic Doctor Who serials during the 1960s.
  • C. Walter Plunkett
    Walter Plunkett was a prominent American costume designer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films such as "Gone with the Wind."
  • D. Gabriel Almond
    Gabriel Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his work on comparative politics and political culture.
  • E. Humphrey Searle
    Humphrey Searle was a 20th-century British composer known for his pioneering use of serialism and his influential orchestral and film scores.
  • 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_69bd43f591c881909e5a532388b0f3f3 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6609e9888190b49f99bb9fb2279d completed March 20, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be43f512e0819086cc33009cd45c9a completed March 21, 2026, 7:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be44cb99ac819089bbb941709a93c4 completed March 21, 2026, 7:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be451e8d7c81908d856e7966daa5fe completed March 21, 2026, 7:13 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:22 p.m.