Triple

T5078379

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Sir Gerry McCormac	`E114453`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.	`E491739`	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: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling | Statement: [Sir Gerry McCormac, positionHeld, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling
Context triple: [Sir Gerry McCormac, positionHeld, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling]

A. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde is the chief executive and academic leader of the university, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
B. Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh
The Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh is the ceremonial head of the university, traditionally a distinguished public figure who represents the institution and presides over key formal events such as graduations.
C. Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University
The Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
D. Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University
The Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
E. Vice-Chancellor of the University of York
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of York is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
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: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling
Triple: [Sir Gerry McCormac, positionHeld, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling]

Generated description

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling
Target entity description: The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.

A. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde is the chief executive and academic leader of the university, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
B. Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh
The Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh is the ceremonial head of the university, traditionally a distinguished public figure who represents the institution and presides over key formal events such as graduations.
C. Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University
The Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
D. Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University
The Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
E. Vice-Chancellor of the University of York
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of York is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
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_69bd443dbf908190a9401e9c2dc7bd7d`	completed	March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69bd74f75cf0819088be9e076eaf3168`	completed	March 20, 2026, 4:25 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69beb12bd7288190b66ac606aebcabca`	completed	March 21, 2026, 2:54 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69beb19325fc8190b768b8bd27eb0d7c`	completed	March 21, 2026, 2:56 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69beb23f789c8190811ee9e43327196c`	completed	March 21, 2026, 2:59 p.m.

Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:39 p.m.