Triple

T18299343
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ian Barbour E438312 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object Alister McGrath
Alister McGrath is a Northern Irish theologian, Anglican priest, and former molecular biophysicist known for his extensive work on the relationship between science and religion, Christian theology, and apologetics.
E1317440 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: Alister McGrath | Statement: [Ian Barbour, influenced, Alister McGrath]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alister McGrath
Context triple: [Ian Barbour, influenced, Alister McGrath]
  • A. Ian Barbour
    Ian Barbour was a pioneering scholar in the field of science and religion, renowned for his influential work on the relationship between scientific inquiry and Christian theology.
  • B. N. T. Wright
    N. T. Wright is a prominent British New Testament scholar, theologian, and Anglican bishop known for his influential works on Jesus, Paul, and early Christianity.
  • C. Michael J. Horton
    Michael J. Horton is a film editor best known for his work on major feature films, including serving on the editing team for "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers."
  • D. Thomas F. Torrance
    Thomas F. Torrance was a prominent 20th-century Scottish Reformed theologian known for his work on the relationship between theology and science and for his influential studies of Karl Barth.
  • E. Christopher Wright
    Christopher Wright was an English Catholic conspirator best known for his role in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I and blow up the Houses of Parliament.
  • 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: Alister McGrath
Triple: [Ian Barbour, influenced, Alister McGrath]
Generated description
Alister McGrath is a Northern Irish theologian, Anglican priest, and former molecular biophysicist known for his extensive work on the relationship between science and religion, Christian theology, and apologetics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alister McGrath
Target entity description: Alister McGrath is a Northern Irish theologian, Anglican priest, and former molecular biophysicist known for his extensive work on the relationship between science and religion, Christian theology, and apologetics.
  • A. Ian Barbour
    Ian Barbour was a pioneering scholar in the field of science and religion, renowned for his influential work on the relationship between scientific inquiry and Christian theology.
  • B. N. T. Wright
    N. T. Wright is a prominent British New Testament scholar, theologian, and Anglican bishop known for his influential works on Jesus, Paul, and early Christianity.
  • C. Michael J. Horton
    Michael J. Horton is a film editor best known for his work on major feature films, including serving on the editing team for "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers."
  • D. Thomas F. Torrance
    Thomas F. Torrance was a prominent 20th-century Scottish Reformed theologian known for his work on the relationship between theology and science and for his influential studies of Karl Barth.
  • E. Christopher Wright
    Christopher Wright was an English Catholic conspirator best known for his role in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I and blow up the Houses of Parliament.
  • 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_69d8b915e3e881909125d760c15d0c29 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5017d96588190ac1e326803142976 completed April 19, 2026, 4:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a03bb5e1fb481908a0b98ea130eda71 completed May 12, 2026, 11:44 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a03bdb3fb3c819095192ac49e809f55 completed May 12, 2026, 11:54 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a03c193a0a08190b33d80d45f3ed0f0 completed May 13, 2026, 12:10 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:35 a.m.