Triple
T8179381
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | British colonial intelligence |
E191020
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPart |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Special Branch
Special Branch was a British colonial-era police intelligence unit focused on political surveillance, counter-subversion, and security operations.
|
E713721
|
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: Special Branch | Statement: [British colonial intelligence, hasPart, Special Branch]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Special Branch Context triple: [British colonial intelligence, hasPart, Special Branch]
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A.
Special Branch
Special Branch is an intelligence and security division of the Islamabad Capital Territory Police responsible for gathering and analyzing information to support law enforcement and public safety operations.
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B.
Special Branch
Special Branch is the intelligence and security arm of the Royal Malayan Police, responsible for political, counter-espionage, and internal security operations.
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C.
Special Branch
Special Branch was the intelligence and security arm of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, focused primarily on counterterrorism and political surveillance in Northern Ireland.
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D.
Special Operations Bureau
The Special Operations Bureau is a specialized division of the New York City Police Department responsible for handling high-risk, tactical, and emergency response operations.
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E.
Division of Special Activities
The Division of Special Activities is a specialized unit within the United Nations Department of Operational Support that handles complex, non-routine operational tasks and missions.
- 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: Special Branch Triple: [British colonial intelligence, hasPart, Special Branch]
Generated description
Special Branch was a British colonial-era police intelligence unit focused on political surveillance, counter-subversion, and security operations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Special Branch Target entity description: Special Branch was a British colonial-era police intelligence unit focused on political surveillance, counter-subversion, and security operations.
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A.
Special Branch
Special Branch was the intelligence and security arm of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, focused primarily on counterterrorism and political surveillance in Northern Ireland.
-
B.
Special Branch
Special Branch is an intelligence and security division of the Islamabad Capital Territory Police responsible for gathering and analyzing information to support law enforcement and public safety operations.
-
C.
Special Branch
chosen
Special Branch is the intelligence and security arm of the Royal Malayan Police, responsible for political, counter-espionage, and internal security operations.
-
D.
Special Operations Bureau
The Special Operations Bureau is a specialized division of the New York City Police Department responsible for handling high-risk, tactical, and emergency response operations.
-
E.
Division of Special Activities
The Division of Special Activities is a specialized unit within the United Nations Department of Operational Support that handles complex, non-routine operational tasks and missions.
- F. None of above.
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_69ca82c4538081909404325aa5639483 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb4abd9768819091298e4dd995ac96 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 4:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ccbf86f8848190a196f7c8d3ad2b36 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 6:47 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ccc315132c8190bb0ad49232ccc3b8 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 7:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ccd85aa2888190bd167148b21a3f93 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:40 p.m.