Triple
T2720234
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Kennedy Laurie Dickson |
E60063
|
entity |
| Predicate | parent |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Waite Dickson
James Waite Dickson was the father of motion picture pioneer William Kennedy Laurie Dickson and a key early influence in his son's scientific and technical education.
|
E299851
|
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: James Waite Dickson | Statement: [William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, parent, James Waite Dickson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Waite Dickson Context triple: [William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, parent, James Waite Dickson]
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A.
Arthur Whitten Brown
Arthur Whitten Brown was a British aviator best known as the navigator on the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919 alongside pilot John Alcock.
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B.
Francis Wallace Burns
Francis Wallace Burns was one of the sons of the famed Scottish poet Robert Burns, remembered primarily through his connection to his father's legacy.
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C.
Francis Henry Brown
Francis Henry Brown was a 19th-century American physician best known for his pioneering role in establishing pediatric care in Boston, including helping to found Boston Children’s Hospital.
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D.
W. W. Hodkinson
W. W. Hodkinson was an early American film industry pioneer known as the “Father of Film Distribution” for creating the first nationwide movie distribution system and helping establish Paramount Pictures.
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E.
Richard Lumsden
Richard Lumsden is a British actor, writer, and composer known for his work in television, film, and theatre.
- 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: James Waite Dickson Triple: [William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, parent, James Waite Dickson]
Generated description
James Waite Dickson was the father of motion picture pioneer William Kennedy Laurie Dickson and a key early influence in his son's scientific and technical education.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Waite Dickson Target entity description: James Waite Dickson was the father of motion picture pioneer William Kennedy Laurie Dickson and a key early influence in his son's scientific and technical education.
-
A.
Arthur Whitten Brown
Arthur Whitten Brown was a British aviator best known as the navigator on the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919 alongside pilot John Alcock.
-
B.
Francis Wallace Burns
Francis Wallace Burns was one of the sons of the famed Scottish poet Robert Burns, remembered primarily through his connection to his father's legacy.
-
C.
Francis Henry Brown
Francis Henry Brown was a 19th-century American physician best known for his pioneering role in establishing pediatric care in Boston, including helping to found Boston Children’s Hospital.
-
D.
W. W. Hodkinson
W. W. Hodkinson was an early American film industry pioneer known as the “Father of Film Distribution” for creating the first nationwide movie distribution system and helping establish Paramount Pictures.
-
E.
Richard Lumsden
Richard Lumsden is a British actor, writer, and composer known for his work in television, film, and theatre.
- 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_69ab4b746d248190958e052045c09255 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdab06d388190acf690787fe58ab5 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:58 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afc63dfd4c819093599e6e1f55e9f8 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afc7adb7148190892efb065f0e8006 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afc853c6f0819080e7982407cce589 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:55 p.m.