Triple
T10588886
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cambridge Spies |
E249928
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrays |
P264
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Guy Burgess
Guy Burgess was a British diplomat and member of the infamous Cambridge Five spy ring who passed secrets to the Soviet Union during the early Cold War.
|
E873797
|
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: Guy Burgess | Statement: [Cambridge Spies, portrays, Guy Burgess]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guy Burgess Context triple: [Cambridge Spies, portrays, Guy Burgess]
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A.
Kim Philby
Kim Philby was a high-ranking British intelligence officer who became one of the most infamous Soviet double agents of the 20th century.
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B.
Alastair Denniston
Alastair Denniston was a British naval intelligence officer and pioneering cryptanalyst who played a key leadership role in the development of codebreaking operations that led to Bletchley Park during both World Wars.
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C.
Jack Philby
Jack Philby was a British Arabist, explorer, and intelligence officer who became a key adviser to Ibn Saud and played a significant role in the early political development of Saudi Arabia.
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D.
William de Felton
William de Felton was a 14th-century English nobleman and knight who became notable through his marriage into the Scottish nobility and his role in the Anglo-Scottish conflicts.
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E.
Philip Snowden
Philip Snowden was a British Labour politician and economist who became the first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer, known for his strict adherence to fiscal orthodoxy during the interwar period.
- 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: Guy Burgess Triple: [Cambridge Spies, portrays, Guy Burgess]
Generated description
Guy Burgess was a British diplomat and member of the infamous Cambridge Five spy ring who passed secrets to the Soviet Union during the early Cold War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guy Burgess Target entity description: Guy Burgess was a British diplomat and member of the infamous Cambridge Five spy ring who passed secrets to the Soviet Union during the early Cold War.
-
A.
Kim Philby
Kim Philby was a high-ranking British intelligence officer who became one of the most infamous Soviet double agents of the 20th century.
-
B.
Alastair Denniston
Alastair Denniston was a British naval intelligence officer and pioneering cryptanalyst who played a key leadership role in the development of codebreaking operations that led to Bletchley Park during both World Wars.
-
C.
Jack Philby
Jack Philby was a British Arabist, explorer, and intelligence officer who became a key adviser to Ibn Saud and played a significant role in the early political development of Saudi Arabia.
-
D.
William de Felton
William de Felton was a 14th-century English nobleman and knight who became notable through his marriage into the Scottish nobility and his role in the Anglo-Scottish conflicts.
-
E.
Philip Snowden
Philip Snowden was a British Labour politician and economist who became the first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer, known for his strict adherence to fiscal orthodoxy during the interwar period.
- 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_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_69d95e85c49c8190a580536be07c0405 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d95f80d0c48190b88e3a4b3e42279c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d9602748608190b0c971accf44b7aa |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:40 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:40 p.m.