Triple
T17924595
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robertson Davies |
E448158
|
entity |
| Predicate | name |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Robertson Davies |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: William Robertson Davies | Statement: [Robertson Davies, name, William Robertson Davies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Robertson Davies Context triple: [Robertson Davies, name, William Robertson Davies]
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A.
Robertson Davies
chosen
Robertson Davies was a renowned Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, and professor best known for works such as the Deptford Trilogy and his influential role in 20th-century Canadian literature.
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B.
Hugh MacLennan
Hugh MacLennan was a prominent 20th-century Canadian novelist and essayist whose works, such as "Barometer Rising" and "Two Solitudes," helped define modern Canadian literature and national identity.
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C.
Norman Paton
Norman Paton is a British computer scientist known for his research in databases, distributed systems, and data management.
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D.
Al Purdy
Al Purdy was a prominent Canadian poet celebrated for his colloquial style and vivid portrayals of Canadian landscapes and identity.
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E.
Rudy Wiebe
Rudy Wiebe is a prominent Canadian novelist and short story writer known for his explorations of Mennonite life, Indigenous histories, and the Canadian West.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8b9f79d14819095540856928f0e25 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4a54cf8188190b9bd676443418c23 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:50 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:20 a.m.