Triple
T12389676
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Douglas Cause |
E295957
|
entity |
| Predicate | participant |
P858
|
FINISHED |
| Object | James Boswell |
E273948
|
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: James Boswell | Statement: [Douglas Cause, participant, James Boswell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Boswell Context triple: [Douglas Cause, participant, James Boswell]
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A.
James Boswell
chosen
James Boswell was an 18th-century Scottish lawyer, diarist, and biographer best known for writing the seminal biography "The Life of Samuel Johnson."
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B.
Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet
Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish poet, songwriter, and politician of the early 19th century, known both for his literary contributions and his fatal duel arising from political disputes.
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C.
Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck
Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck was an 18th-century Scottish judge and laird, best known as the father of the biographer James Boswell and a prominent member of the Boswell family.
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D.
Richard Macaulay
Richard Macaulay was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s classic studio era, known for his work on crime dramas and film noirs.
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E.
Henry Brougham
Henry Brougham was a 19th-century Anglican bishop known for his ecclesiastical leadership and service within the Church of England.
- 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_69d6ad9e653c8190b1473c860ee53dae |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93fcf6aa8819080c9a2407a72db2e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f63479df38819085c5ca791c460d5e |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:29 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:54 p.m.