Triple

T2221857
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nolan E48157 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object David Nolan
David Nolan is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals, including politicians, athletes, and fictional characters.
 E252079 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: David Nolan | Statement: [Nolan, hasNotableBearer, David Nolan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: David Nolan
Context triple: [Nolan, hasNotableBearer, David Nolan]
  • A. William Nolan
    William Nolan is an editor known for his work on editions of classic adventure literature, including "The Mark of Zorro."
  • B. Tom Noonan
    Tom Noonan is an American character actor, writer, and director known for his distinctive, often menacing roles in films such as "Manhunter," "Last Action Hero," and "Synecdoche, New York."
  • C. Alexander Nolan
    Alexander Nolan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Nolan.
  • D. David Malloy
    David Malloy is an American songwriter and record producer known for his work in country and pop music, including numerous hits for artists like Kenny Rogers and Eddie Rabbitt.
  • E. Don Nicholl
    Don Nicholl was a British-born television writer and producer best known for co-creating influential American sitcoms in the 1970s and 1980s.
  • 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: David Nolan
Triple: [Nolan, hasNotableBearer, David Nolan]
Generated description
David Nolan is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals, including politicians, athletes, and fictional characters.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: David Nolan
Target entity description: David Nolan is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals, including politicians, athletes, and fictional characters.
  • A. William Nolan
    William Nolan is an editor known for his work on editions of classic adventure literature, including "The Mark of Zorro."
  • B. Tom Noonan
    Tom Noonan is an American character actor, writer, and director known for his distinctive, often menacing roles in films such as "Manhunter," "Last Action Hero," and "Synecdoche, New York."
  • C. Alexander Nolan
    Alexander Nolan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Nolan.
  • D. David Malloy
    David Malloy is an American songwriter and record producer known for his work in country and pop music, including numerous hits for artists like Kenny Rogers and Eddie Rabbitt.
  • E. Don Nicholl
    Don Nicholl was a British-born television writer and producer best known for co-creating influential American sitcoms in the 1970s and 1980s.
  • 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_69a88aa1ee708190862c8c378c41e9eb completed March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc03bfdd48190bfb96ec3e41c22dc completed March 7, 2026, 6:05 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae7efdb7a08190b74e841279b59971 completed March 9, 2026, 8:04 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae7f90d3a88190bf61c6f063b67c06 completed March 9, 2026, 8:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae800868948190a5504969c4cabb7d completed March 9, 2026, 8:08 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.