Triple
T10514047
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Outstanding British Contribution to Television |
E247985
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sir Trevor McDonald
Sir Trevor McDonald is a renowned Trinidadian-British journalist and newsreader best known as one of the most prominent and trusted faces of British television news.
|
E869171
|
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: Sir Trevor McDonald | Statement: [Outstanding British Contribution to Television, notableRecipient, Sir Trevor McDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Trevor McDonald Context triple: [Outstanding British Contribution to Television, notableRecipient, Sir Trevor McDonald]
-
A.
Roy Plomley
Roy Plomley was a British radio broadcaster and producer best known for devising and presenting the long-running BBC Radio programme "Desert Island Discs."
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B.
Sam Donaldson
Sam Donaldson is an American journalist and longtime ABC News correspondent best known for his aggressive questioning style and prominent role in U.S. political coverage.
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C.
David Dimbleby
David Dimbleby is a veteran British journalist and broadcaster best known for presenting the BBC’s flagship political debate program "Question Time" and major national events.
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D.
Clive Franks
Clive Franks is a British record producer and audio engineer best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John on numerous classic albums and hit singles.
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E.
Giles Paxman
Giles Paxman is a British former diplomat who served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Mexico and later to Spain.
- 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: Sir Trevor McDonald Triple: [Outstanding British Contribution to Television, notableRecipient, Sir Trevor McDonald]
Generated description
Sir Trevor McDonald is a renowned Trinidadian-British journalist and newsreader best known as one of the most prominent and trusted faces of British television news.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Trevor McDonald Target entity description: Sir Trevor McDonald is a renowned Trinidadian-British journalist and newsreader best known as one of the most prominent and trusted faces of British television news.
-
A.
Roy Plomley
Roy Plomley was a British radio broadcaster and producer best known for devising and presenting the long-running BBC Radio programme "Desert Island Discs."
-
B.
Sam Donaldson
Sam Donaldson is an American journalist and longtime ABC News correspondent best known for his aggressive questioning style and prominent role in U.S. political coverage.
-
C.
David Dimbleby
David Dimbleby is a veteran British journalist and broadcaster best known for presenting the BBC’s flagship political debate program "Question Time" and major national events.
-
D.
Clive Franks
Clive Franks is a British record producer and audio engineer best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John on numerous classic albums and hit singles.
-
E.
Giles Paxman
Giles Paxman is a British former diplomat who served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Mexico and later to Spain.
- 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_69d381c4aa948190942e1d803143fb0e |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d509cade0c81908fcbd54a90106bf9 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 1:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d90df141488190a2674546aa437de8 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d9107c75108190994939ab46aa642f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d9154c922c81909991f87f89c083cd |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:27 p.m.