Triple
T1683449
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Secretary of State for External Affairs |
E36388
|
entity |
| Predicate | officeHoldersInclude |
P537
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Barbara McDougall
Barbara McDougall is a Canadian politician and former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister who served prominently in federal government roles in the late 20th century.
|
E310226
|
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: Barbara McDougall | Statement: [Secretary of State for External Affairs, officeHoldersInclude, Barbara McDougall]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barbara McDougall Context triple: [Secretary of State for External Affairs, officeHoldersInclude, Barbara McDougall]
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A.
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson is a Scottish singer and actress known for her folk-inspired pop music and roles in musical theatre, including the hit musical "Blood Brothers."
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B.
Barbara Duncan
Barbara Duncan was the second wife of Harry Hopkins, a key advisor to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the New Deal and World War II.
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C.
Barbara Trentham
Barbara Trentham was an American model and actress who later became a painter, known in part for her marriage to British comedian John Cleese.
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D.
Barbara Leeds
Barbara Leeds was an American actress best known for her film and television work in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Pamela Munro
Pamela Munro is an American linguist known for her extensive work documenting and analyzing Indigenous languages of the Americas, including the Maricopa language.
- 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: Barbara McDougall Triple: [Secretary of State for External Affairs, officeHoldersInclude, Barbara McDougall]
Generated description
Barbara McDougall is a Canadian politician and former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister who served prominently in federal government roles in the late 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barbara McDougall Target entity description: Barbara McDougall is a Canadian politician and former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister who served prominently in federal government roles in the late 20th century.
-
A.
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson is a Scottish singer and actress known for her folk-inspired pop music and roles in musical theatre, including the hit musical "Blood Brothers."
-
B.
Barbara Duncan
Barbara Duncan was the second wife of Harry Hopkins, a key advisor to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the New Deal and World War II.
-
C.
Barbara Trentham
Barbara Trentham was an American model and actress who later became a painter, known in part for her marriage to British comedian John Cleese.
-
D.
Barbara Leeds
Barbara Leeds was an American actress best known for her film and television work in the mid-20th century.
-
E.
Pamela Munro
Pamela Munro is an American linguist known for her extensive work documenting and analyzing Indigenous languages of the Americas, including the Maricopa language.
- 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_69a886139ed081909af0940aa9313512 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa627ab38081909d5f264ca49e036a |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b05570cd488190bd9ce6b3a854a427 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b061ddcc0c81908fa237d8c8aae72f |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:24 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b0628d5f608190b7a13ac2e8b8d721 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:27 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.