Triple
T18227335
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Burning Question |
E436453
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entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Duncan Clark
Duncan Clark is a writer and analyst best known for co-authoring the climate change book "The Burning Question."
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E1341153
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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: Duncan Clark | Statement: [The Burning Question, coAuthor, Duncan Clark]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duncan Clark Context triple: [The Burning Question, coAuthor, Duncan Clark]
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A.
Duncan Chalk
Duncan Chalk is a powerful, manipulative media magnate in Robert Silverberg’s science fiction novel "Thorns," known for exploiting others’ pain for entertainment.
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B.
Ian Duncan
Ian Duncan is a neurotic and often ineffectual psychology professor on the sitcom "Community," portrayed by comedian John Oliver.
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C.
Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
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D.
Duncan Paul
Duncan Paul is one of the children of U.S. Senator Rand Paul and his wife Kelley Paul.
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E.
Andrew Duncan
Andrew Duncan was a British industrialist and politician who served as the United Kingdom’s Minister of Supply during the Second World War.
- 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: Duncan Clark Triple: [The Burning Question, coAuthor, Duncan Clark]
Generated description
Duncan Clark is a writer and analyst best known for co-authoring the climate change book "The Burning Question."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duncan Clark Target entity description: Duncan Clark is a writer and analyst best known for co-authoring the climate change book "The Burning Question."
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A.
Duncan Chalk
Duncan Chalk is a powerful, manipulative media magnate in Robert Silverberg’s science fiction novel "Thorns," known for exploiting others’ pain for entertainment.
-
B.
Ian Duncan
Ian Duncan is a neurotic and often ineffectual psychology professor on the sitcom "Community," portrayed by comedian John Oliver.
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C.
Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
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D.
Duncan Paul
Duncan Paul is one of the children of U.S. Senator Rand Paul and his wife Kelley Paul.
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E.
Andrew Duncan
Andrew Duncan is an actor known for his role in the classic 1977 ice hockey comedy film "Slap Shot."
- 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_69d8b9103a8081908bbb0836fef10efd |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4f4aff8748190be5e732f9dbc8dff |
completed | April 19, 2026, 3:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a053d1f3ebc8190bb62be8ffb7c0b64 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 3:10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a053dd2222c819095099ba116b1c0a7 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 3:13 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a053e4b79d081908bddd0608ec1b519 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 3:15 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:32 a.m.