Triple
T16922256
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alexander Thomson (architect) |
E410468
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Baird & Thomson
Baird & Thomson was a 19th-century Scottish architectural firm associated with the early career of prominent architect Alexander Thomson.
|
E1241184
|
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: Baird & Thomson | Statement: [Alexander Thomson (architect), employer, Baird & Thomson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baird & Thomson Context triple: [Alexander Thomson (architect), employer, Baird & Thomson]
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A.
Baird
Baird is a Scottish surname most famously associated with John Logie Baird, a pioneer of early television technology.
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B.
Graham-Newman Corporation
Graham-Newman Corporation was an influential mid-20th-century investment partnership known for pioneering value investing principles under Benjamin Graham’s leadership.
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C.
John Graham & Company
John Graham & Company was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing Seattle’s iconic Space Needle and numerous commercial buildings in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Burnham & Co.
Burnham & Co. was a prominent architectural firm led by Daniel Burnham, known for designing significant civic and commercial buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
John Ballantyne and Co.
John Ballantyne and Co. was an early 19th-century Edinburgh publishing firm known for issuing major literary works, including those of Sir Walter Scott.
- 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: Baird & Thomson Triple: [Alexander Thomson (architect), employer, Baird & Thomson]
Generated description
Baird & Thomson was a 19th-century Scottish architectural firm associated with the early career of prominent architect Alexander Thomson.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baird & Thomson Target entity description: Baird & Thomson was a 19th-century Scottish architectural firm associated with the early career of prominent architect Alexander Thomson.
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A.
Baird
Baird is a Scottish surname most famously associated with John Logie Baird, a pioneer of early television technology.
-
B.
Graham-Newman Corporation
Graham-Newman Corporation was an influential mid-20th-century investment partnership known for pioneering value investing principles under Benjamin Graham’s leadership.
-
C.
John Graham & Company
John Graham & Company was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing Seattle’s iconic Space Needle and numerous commercial buildings in the mid-20th century.
-
D.
Burnham & Co.
Burnham & Co. was a prominent architectural firm led by Daniel Burnham, known for designing significant civic and commercial buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
E.
John Ballantyne and Co.
John Ballantyne and Co. was an early 19th-century Edinburgh publishing firm known for issuing major literary works, including those of Sir Walter Scott.
- 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_69d886c7b1e481908c3766dfa8c13458 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3cdef7df881908b69aa3c4f50ef94 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00cfd5e17481909fc4303fcc1342bf |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:35 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00d0a0852c8190991af93d50fa2216 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:38 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00d14b83d88190b3dbc124d5b33029 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:41 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:30 a.m.