Triple

T21008466
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Bolam E517479 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Bolam
Bolam is an English surname most notably associated with actor James Bolam, known for his work in British television and film.
 E1461532 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: Bolam | Statement: [James Bolam, familyName, Bolam]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bolam
Context triple: [James Bolam, familyName, Bolam]
  • A. Bolam
    Bolam is the namesake of Bolam Glacier, likely a person or place historically associated with the glacier’s discovery or naming.
  • B. Laming
    Laming is the given name of British Conservative politician Laming Worthington-Evans, who served as Secretary of State for War in the early 20th century.
  • C. Darley
    Darley is the global thoroughbred breeding operation founded by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, closely linked to his Godolphin racing stable.
  • D. Winstone
    Winstone is an English surname most notably borne by actor Ray Winstone, known for his tough-guy roles in film and television.
  • E. Blamire
    Blamire is a character from the British sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine," originally part of the show's central trio before being succeeded by Foggy Dewhurst.
  • 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: Bolam
Triple: [James Bolam, familyName, Bolam]
Generated description
Bolam is an English surname most notably associated with actor James Bolam, known for his work in British television and film.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bolam
Target entity description: Bolam is an English surname most notably associated with actor James Bolam, known for his work in British television and film.
  • A. Bolam
    Bolam is the namesake of Bolam Glacier, likely a person or place historically associated with the glacier’s discovery or naming.
  • B. Laming
    Laming is the given name of British Conservative politician Laming Worthington-Evans, who served as Secretary of State for War in the early 20th century.
  • C. Darley
    Darley is the global thoroughbred breeding operation founded by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, closely linked to his Godolphin racing stable.
  • D. Winstone
    Winstone is an English surname most notably borne by actor Ray Winstone, known for his tough-guy roles in film and television.
  • E. Blamire
    Blamire is a character from the British sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine," originally part of the show's central trio before being succeeded by Foggy Dewhurst.
  • 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_69e0b50192308190a284fcc89dd23a49 completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6fc3dcb5081909b06d6db10fefba6 completed April 21, 2026, 4:25 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a093b5e76508190bec3a12c06c18d39 completed May 17, 2026, 3:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a093cefdbec81909905a866b99e6c5b completed May 17, 2026, 3:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a093d595f44819096effb5bead8713e completed May 17, 2026, 4 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 1:53 p.m.