Triple
T4061495
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Malan |
E86221
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mark Malan
Mark Malan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Malan.
|
E409918
|
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: Mark Malan | Statement: [Malan, hasNotableBearer, Mark Malan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark Malan Context triple: [Malan, hasNotableBearer, Mark Malan]
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A.
William Brunskill
William Brunskill was the executioner responsible for carrying out the death sentence on John Bellingham, the assassin of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.
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B.
Andrew Martin
Andrew Martin is the humanoid robot protagonist of Isaac Asimov’s “The Bicentennial Man,” whose centuries-long journey explores what it means to become human.
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C.
Ed Macauley
Ed Macauley was an American Hall of Fame basketball player and early NBA star known for his scoring, versatility, and success with teams like the Boston Celtics and St. Louis Hawks.
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D.
Jack Hildyard
Jack Hildyard was a British cinematographer renowned for his work on classic films, including the Academy Award-winning "The Bridge on the River Kwai."
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E.
Ian Bryce
Ian Bryce is a British film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters such as Saving Private Ryan and the Transformers series.
- 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: Mark Malan Triple: [Malan, hasNotableBearer, Mark Malan]
Generated description
Mark Malan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Malan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark Malan Target entity description: Mark Malan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Malan.
-
A.
William Brunskill
William Brunskill was the executioner responsible for carrying out the death sentence on John Bellingham, the assassin of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.
-
B.
Andrew Martin
Andrew Martin is the humanoid robot protagonist of Isaac Asimov’s “The Bicentennial Man,” whose centuries-long journey explores what it means to become human.
-
C.
Ed Macauley
Ed Macauley was an American Hall of Fame basketball player and early NBA star known for his scoring, versatility, and success with teams like the Boston Celtics and St. Louis Hawks.
-
D.
Jack Hildyard
Jack Hildyard was a British cinematographer renowned for his work on classic films, including the Academy Award-winning "The Bridge on the River Kwai."
-
E.
Ian Bryce
Ian Bryce is a British film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters such as Saving Private Ryan and the Transformers series.
- 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_69aed93c69208190a4efac0efe3cd69b |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefbd4acb0819093bcffcd05ed8e6f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b562ac25848190951431c9c853cc59 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5633103e081909dbe7a7e54877343 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b563eca17c81908deff0d361a7be87 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:38 p.m.