Triple
T4059602
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Southern Railway (U.S.) |
E84776
|
entity |
| Predicate | keyPerson |
P256
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
D. W. Brosnan
D. W. Brosnan was a prominent American railroad executive best known for leading and modernizing the Southern Railway in the mid-20th century.
|
E410893
|
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: D. W. Brosnan | Statement: [Southern Railway (U.S.), keyPerson, D. W. Brosnan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: D. W. Brosnan Context triple: [Southern Railway (U.S.), keyPerson, D. W. Brosnan]
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A.
David Mannion
David Mannion is a British television news executive and former editor known for his senior roles at ITN and his commentary on media and war reporting.
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B.
Douglas Slocombe
Douglas Slocombe was a renowned British cinematographer celebrated for his work on numerous classic films, including major entries in the Indiana Jones series.
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C.
Barrie M. Osborne
Barrie M. Osborne is an American film producer best known for his work on large-scale, critically acclaimed epics such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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D.
Peter A. Tyrrell
Peter A. Tyrrell was an American sports executive and promoter best known for his role in establishing and developing the early professional basketball franchise that became the Philadelphia Warriors.
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E.
Andrew D. Martin
Andrew D. Martin is an American political scientist and academic administrator who serves as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
- 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: D. W. Brosnan Triple: [Southern Railway (U.S.), keyPerson, D. W. Brosnan]
Generated description
D. W. Brosnan was a prominent American railroad executive best known for leading and modernizing the Southern Railway in the mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: D. W. Brosnan Target entity description: D. W. Brosnan was a prominent American railroad executive best known for leading and modernizing the Southern Railway in the mid-20th century.
-
A.
David Mannion
David Mannion is a British television news executive and former editor known for his senior roles at ITN and his commentary on media and war reporting.
-
B.
Douglas Slocombe
Douglas Slocombe was a renowned British cinematographer celebrated for his work on numerous classic films, including major entries in the Indiana Jones series.
-
C.
Barrie M. Osborne
Barrie M. Osborne is an American film producer best known for his work on large-scale, critically acclaimed epics such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
-
D.
Peter A. Tyrrell
Peter A. Tyrrell was an American sports executive and promoter best known for his role in establishing and developing the early professional basketball franchise that became the Philadelphia Warriors.
-
E.
Andrew D. Martin
Andrew D. Martin is an American political scientist and academic administrator who serves as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
- 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_69aed933bec881909edfa28ebb69c634 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefbd32c0c8190bc575974ccf831b3 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b562a98c488190a7e77cd46ff998bc |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5637cd5b881909a930ecb33eed991 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b564603b4881909e80970aa21e3db4 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:38 p.m.