Triple
T704428
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | American Cancer Society |
E14068
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Douglas
James Douglas was a key early leader and philanthropist in American public health who helped establish what became the American Cancer Society.
|
E115419
|
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 Douglas | Statement: [American Cancer Society, foundedBy, James Douglas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Douglas Context triple: [American Cancer Society, foundedBy, James Douglas]
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A.
James McGill
James McGill was an 18th–19th century Scottish-Canadian merchant and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of McGill University in Montreal.
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B.
John MacGregor
John MacGregor is a British Conservative politician who held several senior government posts, including serving as a Cabinet minister under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and John Major.
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C.
Alexander Cameron
Alexander Cameron is a British barrister and King's Counsel, notable as the elder brother of former UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
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D.
Sir James Douglas
Sir James Douglas was a renowned Scottish knight and military leader of the Wars of Scottish Independence, famed as one of Robert the Bruce’s most trusted commanders.
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E.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
- 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 Douglas Triple: [American Cancer Society, foundedBy, James Douglas]
Generated description
James Douglas was a key early leader and philanthropist in American public health who helped establish what became the American Cancer Society.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Douglas Target entity description: James Douglas was a key early leader and philanthropist in American public health who helped establish what became the American Cancer Society.
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A.
James McGill
James McGill was an 18th–19th century Scottish-Canadian merchant and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of McGill University in Montreal.
-
B.
John MacGregor
John MacGregor is a British Conservative politician who held several senior government posts, including serving as a Cabinet minister under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and John Major.
-
C.
Alexander Cameron
Alexander Cameron is a British barrister and King's Counsel, notable as the elder brother of former UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
-
D.
Sir James Douglas
Sir James Douglas was a renowned Scottish knight and military leader of the Wars of Scottish Independence, famed as one of Robert the Bruce’s most trusted commanders.
-
E.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
- 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_69a493494ec48190ae6751683625a9ba |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a533fa788190bba0f55655469c46 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac1ccab5bc819099c0f060147c8f27 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 12:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac1d5960408190bf7dd3b8b64709db |
completed | March 7, 2026, 12:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac1dc56f7481909eb1ffb6b24db39f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 12:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.