Triple

T11417119
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Odds Against Us E270520 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Peter Townsend
Peter Townsend was a British sociologist renowned for his pioneering research on poverty, inequality, and social policy.
E927004 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: Peter Townsend | Statement: [The Odds Against Us, author, Peter Townsend]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Townsend
Context triple: [The Odds Against Us, author, Peter Townsend]
  • A. Peter Wooldridge Townsend
    Peter Wooldridge Townsend was a British Royal Air Force officer and World War II flying ace best known for his postwar role as equerry to King George VI and his romantic relationship with Princess Margaret.
  • B. Will Hutton
    Will Hutton is a British political economist, journalist, and author known for his influential commentary on economic policy and social democracy.
  • C. Paul Brickhill
    Paul Brickhill was an Australian author and former WWII fighter pilot best known for writing classic wartime narratives such as "The Dam Busters" and "The Great Escape."
  • D. Cecil Brown
    Cecil Brown is a name shared by several notable individuals, including an American novelist and academic, a World War II war correspondent, and a British politician.
  • E. Cenzo Townshend
    Cenzo Townshend is a renowned British audio engineer and record producer known for his work with major rock and alternative artists.
  • 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: Peter Townsend
Triple: [The Odds Against Us, author, Peter Townsend]
Generated description
Peter Townsend was a British sociologist renowned for his pioneering research on poverty, inequality, and social policy.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Townsend
Target entity description: Peter Townsend was a British sociologist renowned for his pioneering research on poverty, inequality, and social policy.
  • A. Peter Wooldridge Townsend
    Peter Wooldridge Townsend was a British Royal Air Force officer and World War II flying ace best known for his postwar role as equerry to King George VI and his romantic relationship with Princess Margaret.
  • B. Will Hutton
    Will Hutton is a British political economist, journalist, and author known for his influential commentary on economic policy and social democracy.
  • C. Paul Brickhill
    Paul Brickhill was an Australian author and former WWII fighter pilot best known for writing classic wartime narratives such as "The Dam Busters" and "The Great Escape."
  • D. Cecil Brown
    Cecil Brown is a name shared by several notable individuals, including an American novelist and academic, a World War II war correspondent, and a British politician.
  • E. Cenzo Townshend
    Cenzo Townshend is a renowned British audio engineer and record producer known for his work with major rock and alternative artists.
  • 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_69d6aaddeaa8819088b30ef7b50598c9 completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d801b0236c81908122ce3fc7b4fde7 completed April 9, 2026, 7:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e5e8d6392881908fd33d340f3334e7 completed April 20, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e5f1557e9c8190b53ce391793b2c7f completed April 20, 2026, 9:26 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e5f863bf7c81908969ed0a5b99f032 completed April 20, 2026, 9:56 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m.