Triple
T1071557
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fort York |
E23339
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Graves Simcoe
John Graves Simcoe was the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, known for founding Toronto (then York) and promoting early anti-slavery measures in the province.
|
E126763
|
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: John Graves Simcoe | Statement: [Fort York, foundedBy, John Graves Simcoe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Graves Simcoe Context triple: [Fort York, foundedBy, John Graves Simcoe]
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A.
Isaac Brock
Isaac Brock was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in defending Canada during the early stages of the War of 1812.
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B.
Sir John Johnson
Sir John Johnson was a prominent Loyalist leader and British colonial official during the American Revolutionary War, known for organizing and commanding Loyalist forces against the revolutionaries.
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C.
James McGill
James McGill was an 18th–19th century Scottish-Canadian merchant and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of McGill University in Montreal.
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D.
John Sandfield Macdonald
John Sandfield Macdonald was a Canadian lawyer and politician who became the first premier of Ontario after Confederation in 1867.
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E.
John Hamilton
John Hamilton is a common personal name shared by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, military service, and the arts.
- 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: John Graves Simcoe Triple: [Fort York, foundedBy, John Graves Simcoe]
Generated description
John Graves Simcoe was the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, known for founding Toronto (then York) and promoting early anti-slavery measures in the province.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Graves Simcoe Target entity description: John Graves Simcoe was the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, known for founding Toronto (then York) and promoting early anti-slavery measures in the province.
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A.
Isaac Brock
Isaac Brock was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in defending Canada during the early stages of the War of 1812.
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B.
Æneas MacKenzie
Æneas MacKenzie was a Scottish-born Hollywood screenwriter known for crafting grand historical and biblical epics, including contributing to the screenplay of Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 film "The Ten Commandments."
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C.
Sir John Johnson
Sir John Johnson was a prominent Loyalist leader and British colonial official during the American Revolutionary War, known for organizing and commanding Loyalist forces against the revolutionaries.
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D.
James McGill
James McGill was an 18th–19th century Scottish-Canadian merchant and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of McGill University in Montreal.
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E.
John Sandfield Macdonald
John Sandfield Macdonald was a Canadian lawyer and politician who became the first premier of Ontario after Confederation in 1867.
- 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_69a493ee1f908190992b5f0d1b04459b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b9296c5c8190a3060fbfdf24f029 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac4c1fb7948190b08c95e68d3de00e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:02 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac4e9e68688190a02550b270660a50 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac4f2475048190a5e58bf8320e91d4 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.