Triple

T4028724
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Just a Minute E83654 entity
Predicate regularPanellist P858 FINISHED
Object Paul Merton
Paul Merton is a British comedian and improviser best known for his long-running appearances on radio and television panel shows such as "Have I Got News for You" and "Just a Minute."
E409455 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Paul Merton | Statement: [Just a Minute, regularPanellist, Paul Merton]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Merton
Context triple: [Just a Minute, regularPanellist, Paul Merton]
  • A. Graham Norton
    Graham Norton is an Irish television and radio presenter, comedian, and actor best known for hosting the long-running BBC chat show "The Graham Norton Show."
  • B. Noel Edmonds
    Noel Edmonds is a British television and radio presenter best known for hosting shows such as "Top of the Pops," "Noel's House Party," and "Deal or No Deal."
  • C. Bruce Forsyth
    Bruce Forsyth was a beloved British television presenter, entertainer, and comedian best known for hosting long-running game shows such as "The Generation Game," "Play Your Cards Right," and "Strictly Come Dancing."
  • D. Lenny Henry
    Lenny Henry is a British comedian, actor, and television presenter known for his stand-up comedy, television work, and co-founding of the charity event Comic Relief.
  • E. Peter Kay
    Peter Kay is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his observational humor and popular television comedies such as "Phoenix Nights."
  • 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: Paul Merton
Triple: [Just a Minute, regularPanellist, Paul Merton]
Generated description
Paul Merton is a British comedian and improviser best known for his long-running appearances on radio and television panel shows such as "Have I Got News for You" and "Just a Minute."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Merton
Target entity description: Paul Merton is a British comedian and improviser best known for his long-running appearances on radio and television panel shows such as "Have I Got News for You" and "Just a Minute."
  • A. Graham Norton
    Graham Norton is an Irish television and radio presenter, comedian, and actor best known for hosting the long-running BBC chat show "The Graham Norton Show."
  • B. Noel Edmonds
    Noel Edmonds is a British television and radio presenter best known for hosting shows such as "Top of the Pops," "Noel's House Party," and "Deal or No Deal."
  • C. Bruce Forsyth
    Bruce Forsyth was a beloved British television presenter, entertainer, and comedian best known for hosting long-running game shows such as "The Generation Game," "Play Your Cards Right," and "Strictly Come Dancing."
  • D. Lenny Henry
    Lenny Henry is a British comedian, actor, and television presenter known for his stand-up comedy, television work, and co-founding of the charity event Comic Relief.
  • E. Peter Kay
    Peter Kay is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his observational humor and popular television comedies such as "Phoenix Nights."
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: regularPanellist
Context triple: [Just a Minute, regularPanellist, Paul Merton]
  • A. numberOfRegularPanelists
    Indicates the quantity of regular panelists associated with a given entity or event.
  • B. participant chosen
    Indicates that an entity takes part in, is involved in, or plays a role within a specified event, activity, or process.
  • C. typicalCandidate
    Indicates that an entity is a standard or representative example of what is usually considered a candidate in a given context.
  • D. participantType
    Indicates the specific role or category that a participant has within a given event, activity, or relationship.
  • E. participantFrom
    Indicates that a participant originates from, is associated with, or comes out of a specified source, group, or context.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69aef8fc78ec819092d4dab88d85a141 completed March 9, 2026, 4:44 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:36 p.m.