Triple
T5345152
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills |
E124035
|
entity |
| Predicate | lastSecretaryOfState |
P23783
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John Denham |
E518087
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: John Denham | Statement: [Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, lastSecretaryOfState, John Denham]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Denham Context triple: [Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, lastSecretaryOfState, John Denham]
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A.
John Denham
chosen
John Denham is a British Labour politician who served in senior ministerial roles, including overseeing higher education and innovation policy in the UK government.
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B.
Jonathan Hales
Jonathan Hales is a British screenwriter best known for co-writing the screenplay of "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones" and for his work on the "Young Indiana Jones" television series.
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C.
Graham Baldwin
Graham Baldwin is a British academic and university leader who serves as the vice-chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire.
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D.
John Hadden
John Hadden is a theater artist and director best known as a co-founder of the Shakespeare & Company theater troupe.
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E.
Chris Haywood
Chris Haywood is an Australian actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre since the 1970s.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: lastSecretaryOfState Context triple: [Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, lastSecretaryOfState, John Denham]
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A.
precededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfStateBy
Indicates that one person assumed the role of Secretary of State after another specific person, who held the office immediately before them.
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B.
currentSecretary
Indicates that one entity currently holds the position or role of secretary for another entity.
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C.
succeededInOfficeAsSecretaryOfStateBy
Indicates that one individual was followed in the role of Secretary of State by another individual, who took over the office after them.
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D.
hasUSSecretaryOfDefense
Indicates that an entity has, or is associated with, a specific individual serving in the role of United States Secretary of Defense.
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E.
stateSecretary
chosen
Indicates that one entity holds or is associated with the position of state secretary in relation to another entity (such as a government, state, or administration).
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69bd464be27081908807b40b75c1bbae |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd85ea5e748190a9943de794e5c1ec |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf3a8f29488190b7c622a260319328 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:40 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69bd845a62b081909782863865b257a9 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:31 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:01 p.m.