Triple
T1655106
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Stephen Merchant |
E35779
|
entity |
| Predicate | frequentCollaborator |
P11349
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Karl Pilkington
Karl Pilkington is an English television personality, radio producer, author, and comedian best known for his deadpan, unintentionally philosophical observations on shows like "The Ricky Gervais Show" and "An Idiot Abroad."
|
E219887
|
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: Karl Pilkington | Statement: [Stephen Merchant, frequentCollaborator, Karl Pilkington]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Pilkington Context triple: [Stephen Merchant, frequentCollaborator, Karl Pilkington]
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A.
Frank Greystock
Frank Greystock is a central figure in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novel "The Eustace Diamonds," portrayed as an ambitious yet morally conflicted politician entangled in complex romantic and social obligations.
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B.
Julian Fry
Julian Fry was the son of influential British art critic and painter Roger Fry, associated with the Bloomsbury Group.
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C.
Cyril Proudbottom
Cyril Proudbottom is a comical, carefree horse character from Disney’s animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" segment in *The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad*.
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D.
Brian Pippard
Brian Pippard was a prominent British physicist known for his pioneering work in superconductivity and for serving as Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge.
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E.
Colin Prockter
Colin Prockter is a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television, including an appearance in the crime comedy film "The Gentlemen."
- 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: Karl Pilkington Triple: [Stephen Merchant, frequentCollaborator, Karl Pilkington]
Generated description
Karl Pilkington is an English television personality, radio producer, author, and comedian best known for his deadpan, unintentionally philosophical observations on shows like "The Ricky Gervais Show" and "An Idiot Abroad."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Pilkington Target entity description: Karl Pilkington is an English television personality, radio producer, author, and comedian best known for his deadpan, unintentionally philosophical observations on shows like "The Ricky Gervais Show" and "An Idiot Abroad."
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A.
Frank Greystock
Frank Greystock is a central figure in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novel "The Eustace Diamonds," portrayed as an ambitious yet morally conflicted politician entangled in complex romantic and social obligations.
-
B.
Julian Fry
Julian Fry was the son of influential British art critic and painter Roger Fry, associated with the Bloomsbury Group.
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C.
Cyril Proudbottom
Cyril Proudbottom is a comical, carefree horse character from Disney’s animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" segment in *The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad*.
-
D.
Brian Pippard
Brian Pippard was a prominent British physicist known for his pioneering work in superconductivity and for serving as Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge.
-
E.
Colin Prockter
Colin Prockter is a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television, including an appearance in the crime comedy film "The Gentlemen."
- 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_69a8860568888190a32cd9f70acbba42 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90a8b597c81908a62b41718d85df6 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:46 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adfb93ea5481908f21378715bab13d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adfc81697c8190b0dd847649f28923 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adfdc8a7f481909b2ee0b4444cf4b9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:52 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.