Triple
T9490845
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Canadian Pacific Railway |
E228883
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Donald Smith
Donald Smith, later known as Lord Strathcona, was a prominent Canadian businessman and politician instrumental in building the Canadian Pacific Railway and in the development of Western Canada.
|
E803555
|
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: Donald Smith | Statement: [Canadian Pacific Railway, founder, Donald Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald Smith Context triple: [Canadian Pacific Railway, founder, Donald Smith]
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A.
Justin Smith
Justin Smith, better known as Just Blaze, is an American hip-hop record producer and DJ renowned for his influential work with artists like Jay-Z, Eminem, and Kanye West.
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B.
Russell Smith
Russell Smith is a film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed coming-of-age drama "Young Adult."
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C.
Ben Smithard
Ben Smithard is a British cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television dramas, including the biographical film "My Week with Marilyn."
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D.
Greg Smith
Greg Smith is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for the Buckingham constituency.
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E.
Nick Smith
Nick Smith is the doomed husband and diner owner whose murder becomes the central plot of the 1946 film noir "The Postman Always Rings Twice."
- 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: Donald Smith Triple: [Canadian Pacific Railway, founder, Donald Smith]
Generated description
Donald Smith, later known as Lord Strathcona, was a prominent Canadian businessman and politician instrumental in building the Canadian Pacific Railway and in the development of Western Canada.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald Smith Target entity description: Donald Smith, later known as Lord Strathcona, was a prominent Canadian businessman and politician instrumental in building the Canadian Pacific Railway and in the development of Western Canada.
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A.
Justin Smith
Justin Smith, better known as Just Blaze, is an American hip-hop record producer and DJ renowned for his influential work with artists like Jay-Z, Eminem, and Kanye West.
-
B.
Russell Smith
Russell Smith is a film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed coming-of-age drama "Young Adult."
-
C.
Ben Smithard
Ben Smithard is a British cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television dramas, including the biographical film "My Week with Marilyn."
-
D.
Greg Smith
Greg Smith is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for the Buckingham constituency.
-
E.
Nick Smith
Nick Smith is the doomed husband and diner owner whose murder becomes the central plot of the 1946 film noir "The Postman Always Rings Twice."
- 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_69ca847424f081908180305555139f7a |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd80c89ec48190a2ad49394cab9c56 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d139fdaccc8190b5c160aedcfcceca |
completed | April 4, 2026, 4:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d13b3887148190b2cfe4a1466509fa |
completed | April 4, 2026, 4:24 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d13b975c688190be72b89cf1845956 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 4:25 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:55 p.m.