Triple
T18517223
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Earle Birney |
E452496
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Birney
Birney is a surname most notably associated with Earle Birney, a prominent Canadian poet and writer.
|
E1328893
|
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: Birney | Statement: [Earle Birney, familyName, Birney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Birney Context triple: [Earle Birney, familyName, Birney]
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A.
Binnie
Binnie is the surname of Brian Binnie, a Scottish-American test pilot and astronaut known for flying SpaceShipOne on its historic suborbital spaceflights.
-
B.
Benvie
Benvie is a small rural parish in Angus, Scotland, historically notable as the birthplace of mathematician and geologist John Playfair.
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C.
Lovejoy
Lovejoy is a surname most notably associated with Thomas E. Lovejoy, an influential American biologist and conservationist known for pioneering work in biodiversity.
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D.
Lovejoy
Lovejoy is a British television drama series about a roguish yet charming antiques dealer with a knack for spotting valuable items and getting into trouble.
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E.
Balfe
Balfe is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as music, acting, and politics.
- 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: Birney Triple: [Earle Birney, familyName, Birney]
Generated description
Birney is a surname most notably associated with Earle Birney, a prominent Canadian poet and writer.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Birney Target entity description: Birney is a surname most notably associated with Earle Birney, a prominent Canadian poet and writer.
-
A.
Binnie
Binnie is the surname of Brian Binnie, a Scottish-American test pilot and astronaut known for flying SpaceShipOne on its historic suborbital spaceflights.
-
B.
Benvie
Benvie is a small rural parish in Angus, Scotland, historically notable as the birthplace of mathematician and geologist John Playfair.
-
C.
Lovejoy
Lovejoy is a surname most notably associated with Thomas E. Lovejoy, an influential American biologist and conservationist known for pioneering work in biodiversity.
-
D.
Lovejoy
Lovejoy is a British television drama series about a roguish yet charming antiques dealer with a knack for spotting valuable items and getting into trouble.
-
E.
Balfe
Balfe is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as music, acting, and politics.
- 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_69d8d386df84819092355ebb260d848e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5338b2cd0819095db59f6bfc70814 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a04916c1cb88190889ad7d1c1dc4279 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 2:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a04921b1a508190b8bb6d6c4597ab99 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 3 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0492ba4ea08190b59510b221ad5d21 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 3:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:36 a.m.