Triple

T12789355

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin	`E305715`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow The Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow is a senior elected representative of the student body who chairs the University Court and plays a key role in the institution’s governance and public life.	`E1002755`	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: Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow | Statement: [James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, positionHeld, Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow
Context triple: [James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, positionHeld, Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow]

A. Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh
The Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh is a senior elected representative of the student body who chairs the University Court and plays a key role in the institution’s governance and public life.
B. Lord Rector of the University of St Andrews
The Lord Rector of the University of St Andrews is a senior elected representative of the student body who chairs the University Court and serves as a key ceremonial and governance figure within Scotland’s oldest university.
C. Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh
The Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh is the ceremonial head of the university, traditionally a distinguished public figure who represents the institution and presides over key formal events such as graduations.
D. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen is the chief executive and academic leader of the university, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and external representation.
E. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
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: Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow
Triple: [James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, positionHeld, Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow]

Generated description

The Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow is a senior elected representative of the student body who chairs the University Court and plays a key role in the institution’s governance and public life.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow
Target entity description: The Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow is a senior elected representative of the student body who chairs the University Court and plays a key role in the institution’s governance and public life.

A. Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh
The Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh is a senior elected representative of the student body who chairs the University Court and plays a key role in the institution’s governance and public life.
B. Lord Rector of the University of St Andrews
The Lord Rector of the University of St Andrews is a senior elected representative of the student body who chairs the University Court and serves as a key ceremonial and governance figure within Scotland’s oldest university.
C. Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh
The Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh is the ceremonial head of the university, traditionally a distinguished public figure who represents the institution and presides over key formal events such as graduations.
D. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen is the chief executive and academic leader of the university, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and external representation.
E. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
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_69d7bdf366888190a8cccb982606889c`	completed	April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69d96e6a61f48190972e241e70bc392c`	completed	April 10, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69f68508e4488190bb57a1ade93987ab`	completed	May 2, 2026, 11:13 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69f687ae18c08190a94dca38bb69d10f`	completed	May 2, 2026, 11:24 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69f68884ed348190a1b2c89b1d655fa9`	completed	May 2, 2026, 11:28 p.m.

Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:30 p.m.