Triple

T20912022
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sir Julian Bullard E514971 entity
Predicate name P16 FINISHED
Object Julian Bullard
Julian Bullard was a British diplomat who served as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to West Germany during the Cold War and was noted for his expertise in German affairs.
E1456349 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: Julian Bullard | Statement: [Sir Julian Bullard, name, Julian Bullard]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Julian Bullard
Context triple: [Sir Julian Bullard, name, Julian Bullard]
  • A. Julian Richards
    Julian Richards is a British film director and screenwriter known for his work in independent horror and thriller cinema.
  • B. Julian Reid
    Julian Reid is a relatively obscure individual whose specific public notability is not clearly established from the available information.
  • C. Julian Osborn
    Julian Osborn is a key character in Nevil Shute’s post-apocalyptic novel "On the Beach," portrayed as a thoughtful and stoic Australian scientist confronting the inevitability of global nuclear fallout.
  • D. Julian Ovenden
    Julian Ovenden is a British actor and singer known for his work on stage and screen, including roles in productions such as "Downton Abbey" and numerous West End and Broadway musicals.
  • E. Julian Clarke
    Julian Clarke is a Canadian film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the science fiction movie "Elysium."
  • 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: Julian Bullard
Triple: [Sir Julian Bullard, name, Julian Bullard]
Generated description
Julian Bullard was a British diplomat who served as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to West Germany during the Cold War and was noted for his expertise in German affairs.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Julian Bullard
Target entity description: Julian Bullard was a British diplomat who served as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to West Germany during the Cold War and was noted for his expertise in German affairs.
  • A. Julian Richards
    Julian Richards is a British film director and screenwriter known for his work in independent horror and thriller cinema.
  • B. Julian Reid
    Julian Reid is a relatively obscure individual whose specific public notability is not clearly established from the available information.
  • C. Julian Osborn
    Julian Osborn is a key character in Nevil Shute’s post-apocalyptic novel "On the Beach," portrayed as a thoughtful and stoic Australian scientist confronting the inevitability of global nuclear fallout.
  • D. Julian Ovenden
    Julian Ovenden is a British actor and singer known for his work on stage and screen, including roles in productions such as "Downton Abbey" and numerous West End and Broadway musicals.
  • E. Julian Clarke
    Julian Clarke is a Canadian film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the science fiction movie "Elysium."
  • 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_69e0b4f9d5ec8190bb2bd27350ed341c completed April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6ec5f5bc48190a8e7e6af60b158fb completed April 21, 2026, 3:17 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0918de5fd08190a5138fdc10898c4f completed May 17, 2026, 1:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a091993208c81908fa52d9df76bc3e4 completed May 17, 2026, 1:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0919f58008819097e05a187ed4b3de completed May 17, 2026, 1:29 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:48 p.m.