Triple
T16922257
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alexander Thomson (architect) |
E410468
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomson & Sandilands
Thomson & Sandilands was a 19th-century Glasgow-based architectural firm associated with the prominent Scottish architect Alexander "Greek" Thomson.
|
E1241045
|
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: Thomson & Sandilands | Statement: [Alexander Thomson (architect), employer, Thomson & Sandilands]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomson & Sandilands Context triple: [Alexander Thomson (architect), employer, Thomson & Sandilands]
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A.
Benson & Forsyth
Benson & Forsyth is a British architectural practice known for its modernist and innovative public building designs, including major museum projects.
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B.
Murray & Stewart
Murray & Stewart was the original construction and engineering firm that later evolved into the major South African company Murray & Roberts.
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C.
Todd, Kitson & Laird
Todd, Kitson & Laird was a 19th-century British locomotive manufacturing firm known for producing early steam engines for the rapidly expanding railway network.
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D.
Holtom & Fox
Holtom & Fox was a British architectural firm known for designing prominent civic buildings in West Yorkshire during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Humphreys & Wharton
Humphreys & Wharton was an early American shipbuilding firm known for constructing major U.S. Navy vessels in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- 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: Thomson & Sandilands Triple: [Alexander Thomson (architect), employer, Thomson & Sandilands]
Generated description
Thomson & Sandilands was a 19th-century Glasgow-based architectural firm associated with the prominent Scottish architect Alexander "Greek" Thomson.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomson & Sandilands Target entity description: Thomson & Sandilands was a 19th-century Glasgow-based architectural firm associated with the prominent Scottish architect Alexander "Greek" Thomson.
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A.
Benson & Forsyth
Benson & Forsyth is a British architectural practice known for its modernist and innovative public building designs, including major museum projects.
-
B.
Murray & Stewart
Murray & Stewart was the original construction and engineering firm that later evolved into the major South African company Murray & Roberts.
-
C.
Todd, Kitson & Laird
Todd, Kitson & Laird was a 19th-century British locomotive manufacturing firm known for producing early steam engines for the rapidly expanding railway network.
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D.
Holtom & Fox
Holtom & Fox was a British architectural firm known for designing prominent civic buildings in West Yorkshire during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
E.
Humphreys & Wharton
Humphreys & Wharton was an early American shipbuilding firm known for constructing major U.S. Navy vessels in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- 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_6a00d14d13548190bb09408d28ff1ef8 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:41 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:30 a.m.