Triple
T4028712
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Just a Minute |
E83654
|
entity |
| Predicate | creator |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ian Messiter
Ian Messiter was a British radio producer and game show creator best known for devising the long-running BBC Radio 4 panel show "Just a Minute."
|
E409454
|
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: Ian Messiter | Statement: [Just a Minute, creator, Ian Messiter]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Messiter Context triple: [Just a Minute, creator, Ian Messiter]
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A.
Eric W. Kaler
Eric W. Kaler is an American chemical engineer and academic leader who has served as president of multiple major research universities.
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B.
Neil Gehrels
Neil Gehrels was an influential American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in gamma-ray astronomy and leadership of major space observatory missions.
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C.
Edward M. Wright
Edward M. Wright was a British mathematician best known as the co-author, with G. H. Hardy, of the classic textbook "An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers."
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D.
Nicholas Sagan
Nicholas Sagan is the son of science communicator Ann Druyan and famed astronomer Carl Sagan.
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E.
Norman Spinrad
Norman Spinrad is an American science fiction author known for his provocative, politically charged novels and short stories, including "Bug Jack Barron" and "The Iron Dream."
- 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: Ian Messiter Triple: [Just a Minute, creator, Ian Messiter]
Generated description
Ian Messiter was a British radio producer and game show creator best known for devising the long-running BBC Radio 4 panel show "Just a Minute."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Messiter Target entity description: Ian Messiter was a British radio producer and game show creator best known for devising the long-running BBC Radio 4 panel show "Just a Minute."
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A.
Eric W. Kaler
Eric W. Kaler is an American chemical engineer and academic leader who has served as president of multiple major research universities.
-
B.
Neil Gehrels
Neil Gehrels was an influential American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in gamma-ray astronomy and leadership of major space observatory missions.
-
C.
Edward M. Wright
Edward M. Wright was a British mathematician best known as the co-author, with G. H. Hardy, of the classic textbook "An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers."
-
D.
Nicholas Sagan
Nicholas Sagan is the son of science communicator Ann Druyan and famed astronomer Carl Sagan.
-
E.
Norman Spinrad
Norman Spinrad is an American science fiction author known for his provocative, politically charged novels and short stories, including "Bug Jack Barron" and "The Iron Dream."
- 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_69aed92e29ac819080f7a98b594fec05 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefaf066b08190afbb4a18ddc8d67e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b556358f148190be7008092d0023af |
completed | March 14, 2026, 12:36 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b55a5b292481908723530461bad562 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 12:53 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b55ae09ac48190a014aaf5b309e029 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:36 p.m.