Triple
T2557848
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Independent |
E56769
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Andreas Whittam Smith
Andreas Whittam Smith is a British journalist and newspaper editor best known as the founding editor of the UK national newspaper The Independent.
|
E298780
|
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: Andreas Whittam Smith | Statement: [The Independent, foundedBy, Andreas Whittam Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andreas Whittam Smith Context triple: [The Independent, foundedBy, Andreas Whittam Smith]
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A.
John Victor-Smith
John Victor-Smith is a film editor best known for his work on major feature films including the superhero movie "Superman III."
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B.
Alexander D. Smith
Alexander D. Smith is a linguist known for his work on Austronesian languages, particularly for proposing the Greater North Borneo language subgroup.
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C.
Philip Smith
Philip Smith is a member of the family of Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
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D.
Nathan C. Wyeth
Nathan C. Wyeth was an American architect best known for designing the first permanent Oval Office in the White House.
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E.
Robert Whitman
Robert Whitman is the husband of economist and former General Motors executive Marina von Neumann Whitman.
- 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: Andreas Whittam Smith Triple: [The Independent, foundedBy, Andreas Whittam Smith]
Generated description
Andreas Whittam Smith is a British journalist and newspaper editor best known as the founding editor of the UK national newspaper The Independent.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andreas Whittam Smith Target entity description: Andreas Whittam Smith is a British journalist and newspaper editor best known as the founding editor of the UK national newspaper The Independent.
-
A.
John Victor-Smith
John Victor-Smith is a film editor best known for his work on major feature films including the superhero movie "Superman III."
-
B.
Alexander D. Smith
Alexander D. Smith is a linguist known for his work on Austronesian languages, particularly for proposing the Greater North Borneo language subgroup.
-
C.
Philip Smith
Philip Smith is a member of the family of Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
-
D.
Nathan C. Wyeth
Nathan C. Wyeth was an American architect best known for designing the first permanent Oval Office in the White House.
-
E.
Robert Whitman
Robert Whitman is the husband of economist and former General Motors executive Marina von Neumann Whitman.
- 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_69ab4a4bfec081908039988ec4c86e28 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd33153fc8190aa106e23ee645f63 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:26 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afc6316e848190a843f9fd5b152e9f |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afc6b723f48190b93df0dc2de6c839 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afc750fee08190bf3c112f6f204af4 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:48 p.m.