Triple
T4661876
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mendel Medal |
E102550
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ewan Birney
Ewan Birney is a British computational biologist best known for his leadership in the Human Genome Project and as director of the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI).
|
E461747
|
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: Ewan Birney | Statement: [Mendel Medal, notableRecipient, Ewan Birney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ewan Birney Context triple: [Mendel Medal, notableRecipient, Ewan Birney]
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A.
Callum McDougall
Callum McDougall is a British film producer known for his work on major feature films, including the World War I epic "1917."
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B.
Robbie Cowling
Robbie Cowling is a British businessman best known as the long-serving owner and chairman of Colchester United Football Club.
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C.
Derek Nimmo
Derek Nimmo was a British actor and comedian best known for his portrayals of bumbling upper-class clergymen and his frequent appearances on BBC radio and television panel shows.
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D.
Brendan McFarlane
Brendan McFarlane is a former Provisional IRA member from Belfast, best known for his leadership role in the 1981 Irish hunger strikes and his involvement in high-profile republican operations during the Troubles.
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E.
Liam McHugh
Liam McHugh is an American sportscaster best known for his work as a studio host and anchor on major U.S. sports broadcasts, including NHL and NFL coverage.
- 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: Ewan Birney Triple: [Mendel Medal, notableRecipient, Ewan Birney]
Generated description
Ewan Birney is a British computational biologist best known for his leadership in the Human Genome Project and as director of the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI).
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ewan Birney Target entity description: Ewan Birney is a British computational biologist best known for his leadership in the Human Genome Project and as director of the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI).
-
A.
Callum McDougall
Callum McDougall is a British film producer known for his work on major feature films, including the World War I epic "1917."
-
B.
Robbie Cowling
Robbie Cowling is a British businessman best known as the long-serving owner and chairman of Colchester United Football Club.
-
C.
Derek Nimmo
Derek Nimmo was a British actor and comedian best known for his portrayals of bumbling upper-class clergymen and his frequent appearances on BBC radio and television panel shows.
-
D.
Brendan McFarlane
Brendan McFarlane is a former Provisional IRA member from Belfast, best known for his leadership role in the 1981 Irish hunger strikes and his involvement in high-profile republican operations during the Troubles.
-
E.
Liam McHugh
Liam McHugh is an American sportscaster best known for his work as a studio host and anchor on major U.S. sports broadcasts, including NHL and NFL coverage.
- 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_69bd43d823288190952279faa0d1d066 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd632b7fb88190821f213620719d6b |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be037c67108190bdae034832dc7b41 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be0440e7c881908743b7af9b2fa347 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:36 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be04e0f1b08190b3e617150e34648c |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:39 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:15 p.m.