Triple
T595240
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Willis Group Holdings |
E17365
|
entity |
| Predicate | chairman |
P377
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James McCann
James McCann is a business executive best known for serving as chairman of the global insurance brokerage and risk management firm Willis Group Holdings.
|
E134403
|
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: James McCann | Statement: [Willis Group Holdings, chairman, James McCann]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James McCann Context triple: [Willis Group Holdings, chairman, James McCann]
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A.
Graeme Ferguson
Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of the IMAX large-format cinema technology.
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B.
Sean Kilpatrick
Sean Kilpatrick is an American professional basketball player known for his scoring ability as a guard in the NBA and overseas leagues.
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C.
Clark Gillies
Clark Gillies was a Hall of Fame Canadian left winger best known as a physical, high-scoring cornerstone of the New York Islanders’ early-1980s Stanley Cup dynasty.
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D.
Christian O'Connell
Christian O'Connell is a British radio DJ, comedian, and author best known for hosting popular breakfast shows in the UK and Australia.
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E.
Callum McDougall
Callum McDougall is a British film producer known for his work on major feature films, including the World War I epic "1917."
- 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: James McCann Triple: [Willis Group Holdings, chairman, James McCann]
Generated description
James McCann is a business executive best known for serving as chairman of the global insurance brokerage and risk management firm Willis Group Holdings.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James McCann Target entity description: James McCann is a business executive best known for serving as chairman of the global insurance brokerage and risk management firm Willis Group Holdings.
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A.
Graeme Ferguson
Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of the IMAX large-format cinema technology.
-
B.
Sean Kilpatrick
Sean Kilpatrick is an American professional basketball player known for his scoring ability as a guard in the NBA and overseas leagues.
-
C.
Clark Gillies
Clark Gillies was a Hall of Fame Canadian left winger best known as a physical, high-scoring cornerstone of the New York Islanders’ early-1980s Stanley Cup dynasty.
-
D.
Christian O'Connell
Christian O'Connell is a British radio DJ, comedian, and author best known for hosting popular breakfast shows in the UK and Australia.
-
E.
Callum McDougall
Callum McDougall is a British film producer known for his work on major feature films, including the World War I epic "1917."
- 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_69a49379d09c8190ac7e00b24e2810b1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49bd280ac8190b6a530ce73da85c8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac6ef6be388190b4a8da5795a19aaf |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac6fb8bd148190b488dfb9f29438e6 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac6feadf7c8190918fc0c606df10d5 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:35 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m.