Triple
T512583
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lancaster University |
E10638
|
entity |
| Predicate | chancellor |
P325
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
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.
|
E174765
|
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: Alan Milburn | Statement: [Lancaster University, chancellor, Alan Milburn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Milburn Context triple: [Lancaster University, chancellor, Alan Milburn]
-
A.
Douglas Guilfoyle
Douglas Guilfoyle is an international law scholar known for his work on the law of the sea, maritime security, and international criminal law.
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B.
John Brett
John Brett was a 19th-century British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, renowned for his highly detailed landscapes and maritime scenes.
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C.
Tony Britten
Tony Britten is a British composer best known for adapting and arranging the iconic UEFA Champions League anthem.
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D.
Brian Pippard
Brian Pippard was a prominent British physicist known for his pioneering work in superconductivity and for serving as Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge.
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E.
Colin Goudie
Colin Goudie is a film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the fantasy action movie "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword."
- 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: Alan Milburn Triple: [Lancaster University, chancellor, Alan Milburn]
Generated description
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Milburn Target entity description: 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.
-
A.
Douglas Guilfoyle
Douglas Guilfoyle is an international law scholar known for his work on the law of the sea, maritime security, and international criminal law.
-
B.
John Brett
John Brett was a 19th-century British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, renowned for his highly detailed landscapes and maritime scenes.
-
C.
Tony Britten
Tony Britten is a British composer best known for adapting and arranging the iconic UEFA Champions League anthem.
-
D.
Brian Pippard
Brian Pippard was a prominent British physicist known for his pioneering work in superconductivity and for serving as Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge.
-
E.
Colin Goudie
Colin Goudie is a film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the fantasy action movie "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword."
- 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_69a2e84a0d08819087e01863fcd9abf1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f1804e908190a1d34ac952e84a3f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad292fbfe88190816bc5d4f0e56e9f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad29b9ffa88190a047b213cbfd4c84 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad2a2d6b7c819083042c3a36fb55e4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:50 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.