Triple
T17320432
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | University Challenge |
E420544
|
entity |
| Predicate | presenter |
P83
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bamber Gascoigne
Bamber Gascoigne was a British television presenter and author best known for hosting the original run of the quiz show "University Challenge."
|
E1263576
|
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: Bamber Gascoigne | Statement: [University Challenge, presenter, Bamber Gascoigne]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bamber Gascoigne Context triple: [University Challenge, presenter, Bamber Gascoigne]
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A.
John Gillett
John Gillett is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Gillett.
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B.
Sir Trevor McDonald
Sir Trevor McDonald is a renowned Trinidadian-British journalist and newsreader best known as one of the most prominent and trusted faces of British television news.
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C.
Chris Tarrant
Chris Tarrant is a British television and radio presenter best known as the original host of the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?".
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D.
Owen Edwards
Owen Edwards is a writer known for co-authoring the business and technology book "Netscape Time: The Making of the Billion-Dollar Start-Up That Took on Microsoft."
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E.
Richard Madeley
Richard Madeley is a British television presenter and journalist best known for his long-running on-screen partnership with his wife Judy Finnigan on shows such as "This Morning" and "Richard & Judy."
- 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: Bamber Gascoigne Triple: [University Challenge, presenter, Bamber Gascoigne]
Generated description
Bamber Gascoigne was a British television presenter and author best known for hosting the original run of the quiz show "University Challenge."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bamber Gascoigne Target entity description: Bamber Gascoigne was a British television presenter and author best known for hosting the original run of the quiz show "University Challenge."
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A.
John Gillett
John Gillett is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Gillett.
-
B.
Sir Trevor McDonald
Sir Trevor McDonald is a renowned Trinidadian-British journalist and newsreader best known as one of the most prominent and trusted faces of British television news.
-
C.
Chris Tarrant
Chris Tarrant is a British television and radio presenter best known as the original host of the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?".
-
D.
Owen Edwards
Owen Edwards is a writer known for co-authoring the business and technology book "Netscape Time: The Making of the Billion-Dollar Start-Up That Took on Microsoft."
-
E.
Richard Madeley
Richard Madeley is a British television presenter and journalist best known for his long-running on-screen partnership with his wife Judy Finnigan on shows such as "This Morning" and "Richard & Judy."
- 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_69d889d22b848190a4663d0b8f8f76e7 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e439a066b481908e8aee1885809eba |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a018c483e988190a481b4c487f79329 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 7:59 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a018d67ddd081909d227ae3405415ee |
completed | May 11, 2026, 8:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0192dfff1881909aa87f5d23cda870 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 8:27 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:43 a.m.