Triple
T6177153
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Marks & Spencer |
E137848
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Spencer
Thomas Spencer was a British businessman best known as the co-founder of the major retail chain Marks & Spencer.
|
E574447
|
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: Thomas Spencer | Statement: [Marks & Spencer, foundedBy, Thomas Spencer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Spencer Context triple: [Marks & Spencer, foundedBy, Thomas Spencer]
-
A.
William Thacker
William Thacker is the shy, self-deprecating London bookshop owner portrayed by Hugh Grant in the romantic comedy film "Notting Hill."
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B.
Thomas Pike
Thomas Pike was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command during and after the Second World War, including leadership of key air defense formations.
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C.
George Treadwell
George Treadwell was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and music manager best known for managing and shaping the careers of vocal groups like The Drifters.
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D.
William Mason
William Mason was an 18th-century English poet, clergyman, and close associate of Thomas Gray, known for his influential role in literary and artistic circles.
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E.
John James
John James was an early 18th-century English architect known for designing several notable London churches in the Baroque and Palladian styles.
- 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: Thomas Spencer Triple: [Marks & Spencer, foundedBy, Thomas Spencer]
Generated description
Thomas Spencer was a British businessman best known as the co-founder of the major retail chain Marks & Spencer.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Spencer Target entity description: Thomas Spencer was a British businessman best known as the co-founder of the major retail chain Marks & Spencer.
-
A.
William Thacker
William Thacker is the shy, self-deprecating London bookshop owner portrayed by Hugh Grant in the romantic comedy film "Notting Hill."
-
B.
Thomas Pike
Thomas Pike was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command during and after the Second World War, including leadership of key air defense formations.
-
C.
George Treadwell
George Treadwell was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and music manager best known for managing and shaping the careers of vocal groups like The Drifters.
-
D.
William Mason
William Mason was an 18th-century English poet, clergyman, and close associate of Thomas Gray, known for his influential role in literary and artistic circles.
-
E.
John James
John James was an early 18th-century English architect known for designing several notable London churches in the Baroque and Palladian styles.
- 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_69c008a80f748190ba3d07ffc81acb29 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c05dc87bc48190834042d9c41d5b86 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c141bb426881908d5a1451b3619f03 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:35 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c1467ef4d48190b714823935318c0a |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c146f59d9881908fdc6c0137f0ead7 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:18 p.m.