Triple
T15876824
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ulster Special Constabulary |
E384971
|
entity |
| Predicate | nickname |
P55
|
FINISHED |
| Object | B Specials |
E432066
|
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: B Specials | Statement: [Ulster Special Constabulary, nickname, B Specials]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: B Specials Context triple: [Ulster Special Constabulary, nickname, B Specials]
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A.
B Specials
chosen
The B Specials were a part-time, predominantly Protestant auxiliary police force in Northern Ireland, notorious for their role in sectarian policing and repression of the Catholic/nationalist community.
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B.
B-Specials
The B-Specials were a controversial, predominantly Protestant auxiliary police force in Northern Ireland, widely criticized for sectarian bias and heavy-handed tactics during the mid-20th century.
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C.
B’s
B’s is a common nickname for the Boston Bruins, the historic NHL franchise based in Boston.
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D.
B-Spec
B-Spec is a driving management mode in the Gran Turismo series where players act as race directors, issuing commands to AI drivers instead of directly controlling the cars.
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E.
BZ
BZ is the vehicle registration code used on license plates for the municipality of Rammenau in Germany.
- 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_69d86da4e86481909f1325fdc971b5ec |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e155fdc1b881909d1c82c4c66a195a |
completed | April 16, 2026, 9:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffa950a890819092bc1e8895034593 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:51 a.m.