Triple

T14871162
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Speirs Bruce E349745 entity
Predicate founded P104 FINISHED
Object Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory
The Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory was an early 20th-century marine research institution in Edinburgh that served as the base for polar explorer William Speirs Bruce’s oceanographic and Antarctic scientific work.
 E1124220 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: Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory | Statement: [William Speirs Bruce, founded, Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory
Context triple: [William Speirs Bruce, founded, Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory]
  • A. Scottish Oceans Institute
    The Scottish Oceans Institute is a marine research center at the University of St Andrews focused on the study and conservation of ocean ecosystems and marine life.
  • B. National Oceanography Centre Southampton
    The National Oceanography Centre Southampton is a leading UK research institution specializing in ocean and Earth sciences, hosting advanced marine laboratories, research vessels, and academic facilities.
  • C. National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool
    The National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool is a major UK research institution specializing in ocean and coastal science, including tides, sea-level change, and marine monitoring.
  • D. Long Marine Laboratory
    Long Marine Laboratory is a coastal research and education facility in Santa Cruz, California, specializing in marine science and operated by the University of California, Santa Cruz.
  • E. National Institute of Oceanography
    The National Institute of Oceanography is an Indian research institution dedicated to the scientific study of oceans, including their physical, chemical, biological, and geological characteristics.
  • 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: Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory
Triple: [William Speirs Bruce, founded, Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory]
Generated description
The Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory was an early 20th-century marine research institution in Edinburgh that served as the base for polar explorer William Speirs Bruce’s oceanographic and Antarctic scientific work.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory
Target entity description: The Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory was an early 20th-century marine research institution in Edinburgh that served as the base for polar explorer William Speirs Bruce’s oceanographic and Antarctic scientific work.
  • A. Scottish Oceans Institute
    The Scottish Oceans Institute is a marine research center at the University of St Andrews focused on the study and conservation of ocean ecosystems and marine life.
  • B. National Oceanography Centre Southampton
    The National Oceanography Centre Southampton is a leading UK research institution specializing in ocean and Earth sciences, hosting advanced marine laboratories, research vessels, and academic facilities.
  • C. National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool
    The National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool is a major UK research institution specializing in ocean and coastal science, including tides, sea-level change, and marine monitoring.
  • D. Long Marine Laboratory
    Long Marine Laboratory is a coastal research and education facility in Santa Cruz, California, specializing in marine science and operated by the University of California, Santa Cruz.
  • E. National Institute of Oceanography
    The National Institute of Oceanography is an Indian research institution dedicated to the scientific study of oceans, including their physical, chemical, biological, and geological characteristics.
  • 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_69d822ee4f408190b6ac3b2fa434f0df completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded57967748190a7c05ebb74aacb7c completed April 15, 2026, 12:02 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe65129a588190bbad294b500f411f completed May 8, 2026, 10:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe66a5f3a88190827c6c9247323153 completed May 8, 2026, 10:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe6736ff34819098524e4401a414aa completed May 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:55 a.m.