Triple
T17901551
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rodney Menzies |
E447590
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Rod Menzies
Rod Menzies is an Australian businessman best known as the founder of the Menzies Art Brands auction house and the Menzies Group of companies.
|
E1295665
|
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: Rod Menzies | Statement: [Rodney Menzies, knownAs, Rod Menzies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rod Menzies Context triple: [Rodney Menzies, knownAs, Rod Menzies]
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A.
Michael Hirst
Michael Hirst is a British screenwriter and producer best known for creating the historical drama series "Vikings" and writing acclaimed historical films and television projects.
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B.
James MacDonald
James MacDonald was an American sound effects artist and voice actor for Disney, known for providing voices and innovative audio work in many classic animated films.
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C.
Colin Higgins
Colin Higgins was an Australian-American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for writing the dark comedy film "Harold and Maude" and directing hits like "Foul Play" and "9 to 5."
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D.
Colin Higgins
Colin Higgins is an actor known for playing the Star Wars character Wedge Antilles.
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E.
Martin Campbell
Martin Campbell is a New Zealand film director best known for revitalizing the James Bond franchise with the hit films GoldenEye and Casino Royale.
- 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: Rod Menzies Triple: [Rodney Menzies, knownAs, Rod Menzies]
Generated description
Rod Menzies is an Australian businessman best known as the founder of the Menzies Art Brands auction house and the Menzies Group of companies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rod Menzies Target entity description: Rod Menzies is an Australian businessman best known as the founder of the Menzies Art Brands auction house and the Menzies Group of companies.
-
A.
Michael Hirst
Michael Hirst is a British screenwriter and producer best known for creating the historical drama series "Vikings" and writing acclaimed historical films and television projects.
-
B.
James MacDonald
James MacDonald was an American sound effects artist and voice actor for Disney, known for providing voices and innovative audio work in many classic animated films.
-
C.
Colin Higgins
Colin Higgins was an Australian-American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for writing the dark comedy film "Harold and Maude" and directing hits like "Foul Play" and "9 to 5."
-
D.
Colin Higgins
Colin Higgins is an actor known for playing the Star Wars character Wedge Antilles.
-
E.
Martin Campbell
Martin Campbell is a New Zealand film director best known for revitalizing the James Bond franchise with the hit films GoldenEye and Casino Royale.
- 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_69d8b9f59bd48190a6fc925a855b8bac |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e49e98fb688190815ac308e5ed7fde |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a031b286b088190b6cf9731da839669 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 12:20 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a031c3658988190b59fa17d616cad9b |
completed | May 12, 2026, 12:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a031c9914dc819099da3b2174a5fbc7 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 12:27 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:19 a.m.