Triple
T2187349
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ball |
E49180
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Timothy Ball
Timothy Ball is a Canadian climatologist known for his outspoken skepticism of mainstream climate change science and involvement in public debates over global warming.
|
E248869
|
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: Timothy Ball | Statement: [Ball, hasNotableBearer, Timothy Ball]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timothy Ball Context triple: [Ball, hasNotableBearer, Timothy Ball]
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A.
Bert Whalley
Bert Whalley was an English football coach and former player for Manchester United who tragically died in the 1958 Munich air disaster.
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B.
Richard Pryce
Richard Pryce was a British novelist and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his socially observant fiction and contributions to Victorian and Edwardian literature.
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C.
Stephen McHattie
Stephen McHattie is a Canadian actor known for his intense character roles in film and television, including his appearance in the superhero film "Watchmen."
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D.
Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood is a Northern Irish politician who has served as leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and as a Member of Parliament for Foyle.
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E.
Robert Hepburn
Robert Hepburn was the brother of acclaimed American actress Katharine Hepburn and a member of the prominent Hepburn family.
- 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: Timothy Ball Triple: [Ball, hasNotableBearer, Timothy Ball]
Generated description
Timothy Ball is a Canadian climatologist known for his outspoken skepticism of mainstream climate change science and involvement in public debates over global warming.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timothy Ball Target entity description: Timothy Ball is a Canadian climatologist known for his outspoken skepticism of mainstream climate change science and involvement in public debates over global warming.
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A.
Bert Whalley
Bert Whalley was an English football coach and former player for Manchester United who tragically died in the 1958 Munich air disaster.
-
B.
Richard Pryce
Richard Pryce was a British novelist and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his socially observant fiction and contributions to Victorian and Edwardian literature.
-
C.
Stephen McHattie
Stephen McHattie is a Canadian actor known for his intense character roles in film and television, including his appearance in the superhero film "Watchmen."
-
D.
Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood is a Northern Irish politician who has served as leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and as a Member of Parliament for Foyle.
-
E.
Robert Hepburn
Robert Hepburn was the brother of acclaimed American actress Katharine Hepburn and a member of the prominent Hepburn family.
- 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_69a88aa72d348190a9544bb5b8a4e71d |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbf130ef081908adb4a22f056be5b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae6af40330819094b3b9d74a63b602 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae6c6bfba88190b3f2b8a081f2393e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae6cbf1ae88190a35c65605470a01f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:46 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:45 p.m.