Triple

T9091196
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject David Dodge E217885 entity
Predicate precededBy P97 FINISHED
Object Gordon Thiessen
Gordon Thiessen is a Canadian economist who served as Governor of the Bank of Canada in the 1990s and early 2000s.
 E778682 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: Gordon Thiessen | Statement: [David Dodge, precededBy, Gordon Thiessen]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gordon Thiessen
Context triple: [David Dodge, precededBy, Gordon Thiessen]
  • A. Gerald Hagey
    Gerald Hagey was a Canadian academic and administrator best known as the founding president who led the development of the University of Waterloo into a major institution.
  • B. Glen Schofield
    Glen Schofield is a video game developer and executive best known as the co-creator of the Dead Space series and a leader on major AAA action titles.
  • C. Ben Vrackie
    Ben Vrackie is a prominent hill in Perthshire, Scotland, popular with walkers for its scenic summit views over the town of Pitlochry and the surrounding Highlands.
  • D. Gordon Hartman
    Gordon Hartman is an American philanthropist and former homebuilder best known for creating inclusive ventures such as Morgan’s Wonderland and owning the San Antonio Scorpions soccer team to fund charitable initiatives.
  • E. Greg Gardiner
    Greg Gardiner is a film cinematographer best known for his work on the popular Christmas comedy movie "Elf."
  • 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: Gordon Thiessen
Triple: [David Dodge, precededBy, Gordon Thiessen]
Generated description
Gordon Thiessen is a Canadian economist who served as Governor of the Bank of Canada in the 1990s and early 2000s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gordon Thiessen
Target entity description: Gordon Thiessen is a Canadian economist who served as Governor of the Bank of Canada in the 1990s and early 2000s.
  • A. Gerald Hagey
    Gerald Hagey was a Canadian academic and administrator best known as the founding president who led the development of the University of Waterloo into a major institution.
  • B. Glen Schofield
    Glen Schofield is a video game developer and executive best known as the co-creator of the Dead Space series and a leader on major AAA action titles.
  • C. Ben Vrackie
    Ben Vrackie is a prominent hill in Perthshire, Scotland, popular with walkers for its scenic summit views over the town of Pitlochry and the surrounding Highlands.
  • D. Gordon Hartman
    Gordon Hartman is an American philanthropist and former homebuilder best known for creating inclusive ventures such as Morgan’s Wonderland and owning the San Antonio Scorpions soccer team to fund charitable initiatives.
  • E. Greg Gardiner
    Greg Gardiner is a film cinematographer best known for his work on the popular Christmas comedy movie "Elf."
  • 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_69ca83d8ab5881909d8fddae363b32b1 completed March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc965b73848190af309cd7d2f14066 completed April 1, 2026, 3:51 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d03007ed908190afd34cf3f32312e9 completed April 3, 2026, 9:24 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d03133ab2081909ea8d32bd7689dec completed April 3, 2026, 9:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d031db52d08190962c352014a99135 completed April 3, 2026, 9:32 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:14 p.m.