Triple
T8965672
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Rankin |
E214124
|
entity |
| Predicate | replaces |
P101
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
George Fergusson
George Fergusson is a British diplomat who has served as Governor of Bermuda and held various senior positions in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
|
E781531
|
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: George Fergusson | Statement: [John Rankin, replaces, George Fergusson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Fergusson Context triple: [John Rankin, replaces, George Fergusson]
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A.
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.
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B.
Charles Maclaren
Charles Maclaren was a 19th-century Scottish journalist and editor best known as a co-founder and long-time editor of the influential newspaper The Scotsman.
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C.
James Maclehose
James Maclehose was the husband of Agnes Maclehose, the 18th-century Scottish woman known for her celebrated correspondence with poet Robert Burns.
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D.
Alexander Doig Stewart
Alexander Doig Stewart was an American Episcopal bishop who led the Diocese of Western Massachusetts during the mid-20th century.
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E.
James Anthony Carmichael
James Anthony Carmichael is an American record producer and arranger best known for his work with Motown artists such as Commodores and Lionel Richie.
- 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: George Fergusson Triple: [John Rankin, replaces, George Fergusson]
Generated description
George Fergusson is a British diplomat who has served as Governor of Bermuda and held various senior positions in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Fergusson Target entity description: George Fergusson is a British diplomat who has served as Governor of Bermuda and held various senior positions in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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A.
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.
-
B.
Charles Maclaren
Charles Maclaren was a 19th-century Scottish journalist and editor best known as a co-founder and long-time editor of the influential newspaper The Scotsman.
-
C.
James Maclehose
James Maclehose was the husband of Agnes Maclehose, the 18th-century Scottish woman known for her celebrated correspondence with poet Robert Burns.
-
D.
Alexander Doig Stewart
Alexander Doig Stewart was an American Episcopal bishop who led the Diocese of Western Massachusetts during the mid-20th century.
-
E.
James Anthony Carmichael
James Anthony Carmichael is an American record producer and arranger best known for his work with Motown artists such as Commodores and Lionel Richie.
- 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_69ca839cd6008190a1546a701a56710c |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc67623818819096aee155a9b43e8f |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d0543acf50819091d0d831a106e169 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d0553c2b58819086a651863f884064 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d0562e41bc8190801c75e962600df2 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:01 p.m.