Triple
T1641612
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | University of Bristol |
E35482
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ben Goldacre
Ben Goldacre is a British physician, academic, and science writer best known for his work critiquing bad science and promoting evidence-based medicine.
|
E186974
|
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: Ben Goldacre | Statement: [University of Bristol, hasNotableAlumni, Ben Goldacre]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Goldacre Context triple: [University of Bristol, hasNotableAlumni, Ben Goldacre]
-
A.
Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart is a British mathematician and prolific popular science writer known for his engaging books and articles on mathematics and its applications.
-
B.
David C. Acheson
David C. Acheson is an American lawyer and former government official who served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
-
C.
Michael Shermer
Michael Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, and founder of *Skeptic* magazine, known for promoting scientific skepticism and critical thinking about paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
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D.
Jim Al-Khalili
Jim Al-Khalili is a British-Iraqi theoretical physicist, author, and broadcaster known for his popular science books and documentaries that make complex scientific ideas accessible to the public.
-
E.
Peter Sargeant
Peter Sargeant was a colonial-era jurist who served as a judge on the Court of Oyer and Terminer.
- 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: Ben Goldacre Triple: [University of Bristol, hasNotableAlumni, Ben Goldacre]
Generated description
Ben Goldacre is a British physician, academic, and science writer best known for his work critiquing bad science and promoting evidence-based medicine.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Goldacre Target entity description: Ben Goldacre is a British physician, academic, and science writer best known for his work critiquing bad science and promoting evidence-based medicine.
-
A.
Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart is a British mathematician and prolific popular science writer known for his engaging books and articles on mathematics and its applications.
-
B.
David C. Acheson
David C. Acheson is an American lawyer and former government official who served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
-
C.
Michael Shermer
Michael Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, and founder of *Skeptic* magazine, known for promoting scientific skepticism and critical thinking about paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
-
D.
Jim Al-Khalili
Jim Al-Khalili is a British-Iraqi theoretical physicist, author, and broadcaster known for his popular science books and documentaries that make complex scientific ideas accessible to the public.
-
E.
Peter Sargeant
Peter Sargeant was a colonial-era jurist who served as a judge on the Court of Oyer and Terminer.
- 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.