Triple
T5280681
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Laphroaig distillery |
E119488
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Donald Johnston
Donald Johnston was a 19th-century Scottish distiller best known for establishing the Laphroaig whisky distillery on the island of Islay.
|
E518421
|
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: Donald Johnston | Statement: [Laphroaig distillery, founder, Donald Johnston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald Johnston Context triple: [Laphroaig distillery, founder, Donald Johnston]
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A.
Don Johnston
Don Johnston is the jaded, middle-aged former Don Juan portrayed by Bill Murray in Jim Jarmusch’s film "Broken Flowers," who embarks on a reluctant road trip to revisit past lovers after receiving an anonymous letter about a possible son.
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B.
Donald William Johnston
Donald William Johnston, better known as Bob Johnston, was an American record producer renowned for his work with iconic artists such as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and Leonard Cohen in the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
Don Jamieson
Don Jamieson was a Canadian Liberal politician and cabinet minister who served prominently in federal government roles, including in foreign affairs, during the latter half of the 20th century.
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D.
Robert McMillan
Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
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E.
David Coombs
David Coombs is an American defense attorney best known for representing U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in her high-profile court-martial.
- 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: Donald Johnston Triple: [Laphroaig distillery, founder, Donald Johnston]
Generated description
Donald Johnston was a 19th-century Scottish distiller best known for establishing the Laphroaig whisky distillery on the island of Islay.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald Johnston Target entity description: Donald Johnston was a 19th-century Scottish distiller best known for establishing the Laphroaig whisky distillery on the island of Islay.
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A.
Don Johnston
Don Johnston is the jaded, middle-aged former Don Juan portrayed by Bill Murray in Jim Jarmusch’s film "Broken Flowers," who embarks on a reluctant road trip to revisit past lovers after receiving an anonymous letter about a possible son.
-
B.
Donald William Johnston
Donald William Johnston, better known as Bob Johnston, was an American record producer renowned for his work with iconic artists such as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and Leonard Cohen in the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
Don Jamieson
Don Jamieson was a Canadian Liberal politician and cabinet minister who served prominently in federal government roles, including in foreign affairs, during the latter half of the 20th century.
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D.
Robert McMillan
Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
-
E.
David Coombs
David Coombs is an American defense attorney best known for representing U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in her high-profile court-martial.
- 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_69bd446d05a8819092ad333a3f9c8d5c |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd84c5212481909cb3b5f43c0eedc0 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf3a8956d88190a6aa9dbab3de54e6 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:40 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf3b99442881908d39cbd40b199f01 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf3c0b9e5481909101eccbd55f24b2 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:52 p.m.