Triple
T11446165
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Trevor McDonald |
E271269
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sir Trevor McDonald |
E869171
|
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: Sir Trevor McDonald | Statement: [Trevor McDonald, fullName, Sir Trevor McDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Trevor McDonald Context triple: [Trevor McDonald, fullName, Sir Trevor McDonald]
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A.
Sir Trevor McDonald
chosen
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.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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_69d6aadff8888190a13f253f0d460874 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d81c6d4890819082fb4a670feb2629 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e5d3bdafb08190aadf5d63facfedaf |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:20 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.