Triple
T1641611
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | University of Bristol |
E35482
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Nicholls
David Nicholls is a British novelist and screenwriter best known for his bestselling novel "One Day" and its film and television adaptations.
|
E186973
|
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: David Nicholls | Statement: [University of Bristol, hasNotableAlumni, David Nicholls]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Nicholls Context triple: [University of Bristol, hasNotableAlumni, David Nicholls]
-
A.
Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers is an American author, editor, and publisher known for works like "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" and for founding the independent publishing house McSweeney’s and the literacy nonprofit 826 Valencia.
-
B.
Jennifer Egan
Jennifer Egan is an American novelist and short story writer best known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning, formally inventive novel "A Visit from the Goon Squad."
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C.
Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby is an English author, essayist, and screenwriter best known for his novels "High Fidelity," "About a Boy," and "Fever Pitch," many of which have been adapted into successful films.
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D.
Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult is a bestselling American author known for her emotionally charged novels that tackle complex moral and social issues.
-
E.
Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen is an American novelist and essayist best known for his sprawling, character-driven social novels such as "The Corrections" and "Freedom," which explore contemporary family life and cultural anxieties.
- 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: David Nicholls Triple: [University of Bristol, hasNotableAlumni, David Nicholls]
Generated description
David Nicholls is a British novelist and screenwriter best known for his bestselling novel "One Day" and its film and television adaptations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Nicholls Target entity description: David Nicholls is a British novelist and screenwriter best known for his bestselling novel "One Day" and its film and television adaptations.
-
A.
Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers is an American author, editor, and publisher known for works like "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" and for founding the independent publishing house McSweeney’s and the literacy nonprofit 826 Valencia.
-
B.
Jennifer Egan
Jennifer Egan is an American novelist and short story writer best known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning, formally inventive novel "A Visit from the Goon Squad."
-
C.
Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby is an English author, essayist, and screenwriter best known for his novels "High Fidelity," "About a Boy," and "Fever Pitch," many of which have been adapted into successful films.
-
D.
Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult is a bestselling American author known for her emotionally charged novels that tackle complex moral and social issues.
-
E.
Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen is an American novelist and essayist best known for his sprawling, character-driven social novels such as "The Corrections" and "Freedom," which explore contemporary family life and cultural anxieties.
- 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_69a88604618c81908b41f6429c431eb6 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90a3e254081908b7c4a9dfeafc4f8 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad609cf8488190ba334bdff2c5e78d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad61ff65b881909009c230780a146e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad62ec3a80819085fef1c378b9abdc |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.