Triple
T7383002
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Paul Torday |
E170307
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasChild |
P369
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Piers Torday
Piers Torday is a British children's author best known for his award-winning fantasy series "The Last Wild."
|
E661695
|
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: Piers Torday | Statement: [Paul Torday, hasChild, Piers Torday]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Piers Torday Context triple: [Paul Torday, hasChild, Piers Torday]
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A.
Iain Farrington
Iain Farrington is a British pianist, organist, composer, and arranger known for his versatile work across classical and contemporary music, including high-profile national events.
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B.
Phil Woolpert
Phil Woolpert was a prominent American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of San Francisco to multiple national championships in the 1950s.
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C.
Paul Torday
Paul Torday was a British novelist best known for his satirical debut novel "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," which brought him widespread recognition later in life.
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D.
Iain Armitage
Iain Armitage is an American child actor best known for starring as young Sheldon Cooper in the TV series "Young Sheldon" and for his voice work in animated films and shows.
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E.
Alasdair Steedman
Alasdair Steedman was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command, including leadership of the RAF’s Fighter Command.
- 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: Piers Torday Triple: [Paul Torday, hasChild, Piers Torday]
Generated description
Piers Torday is a British children's author best known for his award-winning fantasy series "The Last Wild."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Piers Torday Target entity description: Piers Torday is a British children's author best known for his award-winning fantasy series "The Last Wild."
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A.
Iain Farrington
Iain Farrington is a British pianist, organist, composer, and arranger known for his versatile work across classical and contemporary music, including high-profile national events.
-
B.
Phil Woolpert
Phil Woolpert was a prominent American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of San Francisco to multiple national championships in the 1950s.
-
C.
Paul Torday
Paul Torday was a British novelist best known for his satirical debut novel "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," which brought him widespread recognition later in life.
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D.
Iain Armitage
Iain Armitage is an American child actor best known for starring as young Sheldon Cooper in the TV series "Young Sheldon" and for his voice work in animated films and shows.
-
E.
Alasdair Steedman
Alasdair Steedman was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command, including leadership of the RAF’s Fighter Command.
- 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_69c68a5d0ed08190b6d361e68f813330 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f1c9a3c48190972126c19aa31dca |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c810e879e88190a421409194868587 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c812025d28819081a9ea44b7036e8b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:38 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8125baee8819084a4008c791d7431 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:08 p.m.