Triple

T18013596
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sir Peter Gershon E430943 entity
Predicate employer P7 FINISHED
Object GKN plc
GKN plc is a British multinational engineering company best known for manufacturing automotive and aerospace components.
E1301776 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: GKN plc | Statement: [Sir Peter Gershon, employer, GKN plc]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GKN plc
Context triple: [Sir Peter Gershon, employer, GKN plc]
  • A. GKN Aerospace
    GKN Aerospace is a global aerospace engineering company that designs and manufactures advanced aircraft structures, engine components, and systems for commercial, military, and space applications.
  • B. GKN Sankey
    GKN Sankey was a British engineering and manufacturing company best known for producing military vehicles and automotive components.
  • C. Rolls-Royce plc
    Rolls-Royce plc is a British multinational engineering company best known for designing and manufacturing aircraft engines and power systems for aviation, marine, and energy applications.
  • D. Dowty Group
    Dowty Group was a British engineering conglomerate best known for its aerospace and industrial components, including aircraft propellers, landing gear, and hydraulic systems.
  • E. Rolls-Royce Power Systems
    Rolls-Royce Power Systems is a division of Rolls-Royce that specializes in high-speed diesel and gas engines and complete power systems for marine, energy, defense, and industrial applications.
  • 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: GKN plc
Triple: [Sir Peter Gershon, employer, GKN plc]
Generated description
GKN plc is a British multinational engineering company best known for manufacturing automotive and aerospace components.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GKN plc
Target entity description: GKN plc is a British multinational engineering company best known for manufacturing automotive and aerospace components.
  • A. GKN Aerospace
    GKN Aerospace is a global aerospace engineering company that designs and manufactures advanced aircraft structures, engine components, and systems for commercial, military, and space applications.
  • B. GKN Sankey
    GKN Sankey was a British engineering and manufacturing company best known for producing military vehicles and automotive components.
  • C. Rolls-Royce plc
    Rolls-Royce plc is a British multinational engineering company best known for designing and manufacturing aircraft engines and power systems for aviation, marine, and energy applications.
  • D. Dowty Group
    Dowty Group was a British engineering conglomerate best known for its aerospace and industrial components, including aircraft propellers, landing gear, and hydraulic systems.
  • E. Rolls-Royce Power Systems
    Rolls-Royce Power Systems is a division of Rolls-Royce that specializes in high-speed diesel and gas engines and complete power systems for marine, energy, defense, and industrial applications.
  • 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_69d8b904530081908bf341d842464856 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4b521befc81908dff44f19aa3d580 completed April 19, 2026, 10:57 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a034322df848190a296ad5f5dec41d4 completed May 12, 2026, 3:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a03454c6b5c8190b407625a66af2792 completed May 12, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a03465cc8848190953289a88a802b19 completed May 12, 2026, 3:25 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:24 a.m.