Triple
T21990077
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | SAX |
E543058
|
entity |
| Predicate | creator |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Megginson
David Megginson is a Canadian software developer and open standards advocate best known for originating the Simple API for XML (SAX) used in XML parsing.
|
E1512293
|
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: David Megginson | Statement: [SAX, creator, David Megginson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Megginson Context triple: [SAX, creator, David Megginson]
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A.
Eric Metcalf
Eric Metcalf is a former American football player best known as a versatile NFL running back and return specialist during the late 1980s and 1990s.
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B.
Don Brautigam
Don Brautigam was an American illustrator best known for his striking, realistic cover art for horror and thriller novels, including works by Stephen King.
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C.
Guy Busick
Guy Busick is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing recent entries in the Scream horror film franchise and the darkly comedic thriller Ready or Not.
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D.
Michael Kuhn
Michael Kuhn is a British film producer known for backing acclaimed independent and arthouse films, including the biographical comedy-drama "Florence Foster Jenkins."
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E.
Dan Pfeiffer
Dan Pfeiffer is an American political strategist and former White House communications director who served as a senior adviser to President Barack Obama.
- 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: David Megginson Triple: [SAX, creator, David Megginson]
Generated description
David Megginson is a Canadian software developer and open standards advocate best known for originating the Simple API for XML (SAX) used in XML parsing.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Megginson Target entity description: David Megginson is a Canadian software developer and open standards advocate best known for originating the Simple API for XML (SAX) used in XML parsing.
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A.
Eric Metcalf
Eric Metcalf is a former American football player best known as a versatile NFL running back and return specialist during the late 1980s and 1990s.
-
B.
Don Brautigam
Don Brautigam was an American illustrator best known for his striking, realistic cover art for horror and thriller novels, including works by Stephen King.
-
C.
Guy Busick
Guy Busick is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing recent entries in the Scream horror film franchise and the darkly comedic thriller Ready or Not.
-
D.
Michael Kuhn
Michael Kuhn is a British film producer known for backing acclaimed independent and arthouse films, including the biographical comedy-drama "Florence Foster Jenkins."
-
E.
Dan Pfeiffer
Dan Pfeiffer is an American political strategist and former White House communications director who served as a senior adviser to President Barack Obama.
- 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_69e0c48136b081908831fa907cc02e18 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1270cb67c81909a3aa2dc61c1894f |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0a6d81c92481909a58757f929f904c |
completed | May 18, 2026, 1:38 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0a6e18d4f48190bfb917c9c9109ea5 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0a6ee56684819082d2001b2e817ed8 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 1:44 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:05 p.m.