Triple
T4836866
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Forbes family |
E108079
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableMember |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes
Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and soldier who became the first peer of the influential Forbes family and played a prominent role in the politics and warfare of his time.
|
E475350
|
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: Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes | Statement: [Forbes family, notableMember, Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes Context triple: [Forbes family, notableMember, Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes]
-
A.
Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar
Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar was a powerful 15th-century Scottish noble and guardian of King James II, notorious for his role in the events leading to the infamous Black Dinner.
-
B.
James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose
James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose, was a prominent early 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who held high office under the British crown and was influential in the politics of the Acts of Union between Scotland and England.
-
C.
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife, was a Scottish nobleman who became the first Duke of Fife and gained prominence through his marriage to Princess Louise, the eldest daughter of King Edward VII.
-
D.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a Scottish bishop, statesman, and humanist scholar of the late 15th century who played a key role in the development of higher education in Scotland.
-
E.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a British colonial administrator and politician who served in high-ranking roles in India during the era of the British East India Company.
- 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: Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes Triple: [Forbes family, notableMember, Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes]
Generated description
Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and soldier who became the first peer of the influential Forbes family and played a prominent role in the politics and warfare of his time.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes Target entity description: Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and soldier who became the first peer of the influential Forbes family and played a prominent role in the politics and warfare of his time.
-
A.
Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar
Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar was a powerful 15th-century Scottish noble and guardian of King James II, notorious for his role in the events leading to the infamous Black Dinner.
-
B.
James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose
James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose, was a prominent early 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who held high office under the British crown and was influential in the politics of the Acts of Union between Scotland and England.
-
C.
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife, was a Scottish nobleman who became the first Duke of Fife and gained prominence through his marriage to Princess Louise, the eldest daughter of King Edward VII.
-
D.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a Scottish bishop, statesman, and humanist scholar of the late 15th century who played a key role in the development of higher education in Scotland.
-
E.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a British colonial administrator and politician who served in high-ranking roles in India during the era of the British East India Company.
- 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_69bd43fbe444819085cb970706ef73f7 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6ce193488190a618250a5681f3ff |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be5cc054ac819099d6d3dbf415e710 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be60d4fa0c8190b6d197eb3dbafff7 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be61789d388190bc23d7f44cee2e5d |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:14 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:25 p.m.