Triple
T7604879
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
E180076
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableAlumnus |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sir Thomas Smith
Sir Thomas Smith was a prominent 16th-century English scholar, diplomat, and statesman who served as Secretary of State to both Edward VI and Elizabeth I.
|
E676293
|
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: Sir Thomas Smith | Statement: [Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, hasNotableAlumnus, Sir Thomas Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Thomas Smith Context triple: [Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, hasNotableAlumnus, Sir Thomas Smith]
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A.
Sir Edwin Sandys
Sir Edwin Sandys was an English statesman and parliamentarian who played a key role in early English colonization efforts, particularly in shaping the policies and governance of the Virginia colony.
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B.
Thomas Smythe
Thomas Smythe was an English merchant and royal official best known as a key early organizer and financial backer of the English East India Company.
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C.
Nicholas Bacon
Nicholas Bacon was a prominent 16th-century English lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under Queen Elizabeth I.
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D.
John Throckmorton
John Throckmorton was a 17th-century English settler and landowner in the American colonies, after whom the New York neighborhood of Throggs Neck is named.
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E.
Edwin Duncan Sandys
Edwin Duncan Sandys was a prominent British Conservative politician and government minister, known for his roles in defense and colonial policy during the mid-20th century and as the son-in-law of Winston Churchill.
- 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: Sir Thomas Smith Triple: [Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, hasNotableAlumnus, Sir Thomas Smith]
Generated description
Sir Thomas Smith was a prominent 16th-century English scholar, diplomat, and statesman who served as Secretary of State to both Edward VI and Elizabeth I.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Thomas Smith Target entity description: Sir Thomas Smith was a prominent 16th-century English scholar, diplomat, and statesman who served as Secretary of State to both Edward VI and Elizabeth I.
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A.
Sir Edwin Sandys
Sir Edwin Sandys was an English statesman and parliamentarian who played a key role in early English colonization efforts, particularly in shaping the policies and governance of the Virginia colony.
-
B.
Thomas Smythe
Thomas Smythe was an English merchant and royal official best known as a key early organizer and financial backer of the English East India Company.
-
C.
Nicholas Bacon
Nicholas Bacon was a prominent 16th-century English lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under Queen Elizabeth I.
-
D.
John Throckmorton
John Throckmorton was a 17th-century English settler and landowner in the American colonies, after whom the New York neighborhood of Throggs Neck is named.
-
E.
Edwin Duncan Sandys
Edwin Duncan Sandys was a prominent British Conservative politician and government minister, known for his roles in defense and colonial policy during the mid-20th century and as the son-in-law of Winston Churchill.
- 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_69c69f3567008190ab01d2ca7b53584a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 3:16 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f9fbd1408190b721bf016f997c7b |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c86853e1fc8190b16cdf779057c804 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c868fb7fe48190a1b7ab0e824e2984 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8697782d48190a6830f91800d3505 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:54 p.m.