Triple
T7659504
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Steptoe and Son |
E173467
|
entity |
| Predicate | creator |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Alan Simpson |
E505970
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Alan Simpson | Statement: [Steptoe and Son, creator, Alan Simpson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Simpson Context triple: [Steptoe and Son, creator, Alan Simpson]
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A.
Alan Simpson
chosen
Alan Simpson was a British comedy scriptwriter best known for his influential partnership with Ray Galton, with whom he helped shape post-war radio and television comedy.
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B.
Alan K. Simpson
Alan K. Simpson is a former U.S. Senator from Wyoming known for his work on fiscal policy and bipartisan budget reform.
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C.
Conrad Burns
Conrad Burns was a Republican U.S. Senator from Montana who served from 1989 to 2007 and was known for his conservative positions and involvement in agricultural and telecommunications policy.
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D.
Jim Leach
Jim Leach is an American Republican politician and former U.S. Representative from Iowa known for his work on financial services legislation and government ethics.
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E.
Don Roberts
Don Roberts is a software engineer and author known for his contributions to object-oriented design and refactoring, including work on the influential book "Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c69955517c819085bc715b96d304d2 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c701a32f588190a7a923e8ce43f727 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c89b14b6848190892a262903d78b79 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:59 p.m.