Triple

T1497687
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Catherine, Princess of Wales E29722 entity
Predicate father P120 FINISHED
Object Michael Middleton
Michael Middleton is a British businessman best known as the father of Catherine, Princess of Wales.
 E178101 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: Michael Middleton | Statement: [Catherine, Princess of Wales, father, Michael Middleton]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael Middleton
Context triple: [Catherine, Princess of Wales, father, Michael Middleton]
  • A. Alexander Haddow
    Alexander Haddow was a Scottish epidemiologist and virologist noted for his pioneering research on insect-borne viruses, particularly in Africa.
  • B. Ian Buchanan
    Ian Buchanan is a Scottish television and film actor known for roles in series like "Twin Peaks" and "General Hospital" as well as various feature films.
  • C. Andrew Lawson
    Andrew Lawson was a pioneering early 20th-century geologist best known for his foundational work on California’s geology and seismic activity, including identifying the San Andreas Fault.
  • D. John Dawson
    John Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and fusion research.
  • E. Luke Murray
    Luke Murray is an American basketball coach known for his assistant coaching roles at several major college programs and as the son of actor Bill Murray.
  • 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: Michael Middleton
Triple: [Catherine, Princess of Wales, father, Michael Middleton]
Generated description
Michael Middleton is a British businessman best known as the father of Catherine, Princess of Wales.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael Middleton
Target entity description: Michael Middleton is a British businessman best known as the father of Catherine, Princess of Wales.
  • A. Alexander Haddow
    Alexander Haddow was a Scottish epidemiologist and virologist noted for his pioneering research on insect-borne viruses, particularly in Africa.
  • B. Ian Buchanan
    Ian Buchanan is a Scottish television and film actor known for roles in series like "Twin Peaks" and "General Hospital" as well as various feature films.
  • C. Andrew Lawson
    Andrew Lawson was a pioneering early 20th-century geologist best known for his foundational work on California’s geology and seismic activity, including identifying the San Andreas Fault.
  • D. John Dawson
    John Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and fusion research.
  • E. Luke Murray
    Luke Murray is an American basketball coach known for his assistant coaching roles at several major college programs and as the son of actor Bill Murray.
  • 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_69a498dba1d8819093b46a3a8d2485f1 completed March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c6ef5ce88190a6b520525a6d42a3 completed March 1, 2026, 11:08 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad36ffd8808190894f2139ae12204e completed March 8, 2026, 8:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad38dd6e98819082ceba12e9280963 completed March 8, 2026, 8:52 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad3a71919c8190822efc93501f15ef completed March 8, 2026, 8:59 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:12 p.m.