Triple
T10588058
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Scotsman |
E249906
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Ritchie |
E780988
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: William Ritchie | Statement: [The Scotsman, foundedBy, William Ritchie]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Ritchie Context triple: [The Scotsman, foundedBy, William Ritchie]
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A.
William Ritchie
chosen
William Ritchie was a Scottish newspaper proprietor and editor best known for co-founding and shaping the influential Edinburgh-based newspaper The Scotsman in the early 19th century.
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B.
William Kirkpatrick
William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
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C.
Ian Dalrymple
Ian Dalrymple was a British screenwriter and film producer noted for his acclaimed work in early 20th-century cinema, including an Academy Award-winning screenplay.
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D.
Richard Lumsden
Richard Lumsden is a British actor, writer, and composer known for his work in television, film, and theatre.
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E.
Alexander Tilloch
Alexander Tilloch was a Scottish inventor, printer, and editor best known for his influential role in early 19th-century scientific publishing.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d381c9d3d48190a29ee491e1696a0e |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d527793c588190bfe3a5261eb7f919 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 3:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69dbb6e6b0b081909c89d0e116cde87f |
completed | April 12, 2026, 3:14 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:40 p.m.