Triple
T15044290
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Curious Strength of Positivism in English Political Thought |
E379182
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Noel Annan |
E78212
|
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: Noel Annan | Statement: [The Curious Strength of Positivism in English Political Thought, author, Noel Annan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Noel Annan Context triple: [The Curious Strength of Positivism in English Political Thought, author, Noel Annan]
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A.
Noel Annan
chosen
Noel Annan was a British historian, intelligence officer, and academic administrator known for his influential work on modern intellectual history and his leadership roles at University College London and King's College, Cambridge.
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B.
Gabriele Annan
Gabriele Annan was a German-born British literary critic and editor known for her influential book reviews and contributions to major British publications.
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C.
John Annan
John Annan is a notable individual who shares the surname associated with prominent figures such as former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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D.
Kojo Annan
Kojo Annan is a Ghanaian businessman best known as the son of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and for his involvement in the UN Oil-for-Food Programme controversy.
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E.
Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006 and was a co-recipient of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.
- 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_69d85cd64d108190853797a95c11cc45 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ded830c3c08190a87b81abbbb75377 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fedd2268dc8190882e5a489e0c49c2 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3 a.m.