Triple
T20350710
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | African Cats |
E495997
|
entity |
| Predicate | director |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Alastair Fothergill |
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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: Alastair Fothergill | Statement: [African Cats, director, Alastair Fothergill]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alastair Fothergill Context triple: [African Cats, director, Alastair Fothergill]
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A.
Alastair Fothergill
chosen
Alastair Fothergill is a British wildlife documentary producer and filmmaker best known for leading landmark BBC nature series such as "The Blue Planet," "Planet Earth," and "Frozen Planet."
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B.
Giles Clarke
Giles Clarke is a British businessman and cricket administrator best known for serving as chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board.
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C.
Mark Carwardine
Mark Carwardine is a British zoologist, conservationist, and wildlife photographer best known for his popular wildlife books and documentaries, including collaborations with Douglas Adams.
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D.
Alastair Hignell
Alastair Hignell is a former England rugby union international, first-class cricketer, and later a respected sports broadcaster and advocate for multiple sclerosis awareness.
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E.
Alastair Redfern
Alastair Redfern is an Anglican bishop and theologian who has served in senior roles within the Church of England, including as Bishop of Woolwich and later Bishop of Derby.
- 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_69e0b4a3320881909495ae8bc30bc2dc |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6784f8ff48190a070888786f6a989 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:02 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:24 a.m.