Triple
T4356566
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Athole Shearer |
E98160
|
entity |
| Predicate | father |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Andrew Shearer
Andrew Shearer was a Canadian businessman best known as the father of Hollywood actresses Norma and Athole Shearer.
|
E436211
|
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: Andrew Shearer | Statement: [Athole Shearer, father, Andrew Shearer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew Shearer Context triple: [Athole Shearer, father, Andrew Shearer]
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A.
Alan Milburn
Alan Milburn is a British Labour politician and former Secretary of State for Health who later became a prominent figure in public service reform and higher education leadership.
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B.
Colin Stinton
Colin Stinton is a Canadian-American actor known for his character roles in film and television, often portraying authoritative or bureaucratic figures.
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C.
Pat Hume
Pat Hume was an Irish political activist and community worker best known for her vital behind-the-scenes role in supporting the peace process in Northern Ireland alongside her husband, SDLP leader and Nobel laureate John Hume.
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D.
Tony Britten
Tony Britten is a British composer best known for adapting and arranging the iconic UEFA Champions League anthem.
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E.
Geoffrey McGivern
Geoffrey McGivern is a British actor best known for originating the role of Ford Prefect in the radio and early television adaptations of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
- 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: Andrew Shearer Triple: [Athole Shearer, father, Andrew Shearer]
Generated description
Andrew Shearer was a Canadian businessman best known as the father of Hollywood actresses Norma and Athole Shearer.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew Shearer Target entity description: Andrew Shearer was a Canadian businessman best known as the father of Hollywood actresses Norma and Athole Shearer.
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A.
Alan Milburn
Alan Milburn is a British Labour politician and former Secretary of State for Health who later became a prominent figure in public service reform and higher education leadership.
-
B.
Colin Stinton
Colin Stinton is a Canadian-American actor known for his character roles in film and television, often portraying authoritative or bureaucratic figures.
-
C.
Pat Hume
Pat Hume was an Irish political activist and community worker best known for her vital behind-the-scenes role in supporting the peace process in Northern Ireland alongside her husband, SDLP leader and Nobel laureate John Hume.
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D.
Tony Britten
Tony Britten is a British composer best known for adapting and arranging the iconic UEFA Champions League anthem.
-
E.
Geoffrey McGivern
Geoffrey McGivern is a British actor best known for originating the role of Ford Prefect in the radio and early television adaptations of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
- 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_69b3454965f881908c41190bb22f0e4b |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b351c68a588190ba14a298afacb1dc |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5e501671c8190bf8a9998f46a9f3b |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:45 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5eeadd68881909820a75aaff9d8d5 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5ef36f2bc8190a21e0f2fadbdd697 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:28 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:16 p.m.