Triple

T66434
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kirk E1324 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Alexander Kirk
Alexander Kirk is a fictional character who appears as a mysterious antagonist in the television series "The Blacklist."
E40823 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 Kirk | Statement: [Kirk, hasNotableBearer, Alexander Kirk]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Kirk
Context triple: [Kirk, hasNotableBearer, Alexander Kirk]
  • A. Malcolm Kirk
    Malcolm Kirk was an English professional wrestler known for his imposing size and for tragically dying in the ring during a match in 1987.
  • B. Derek Bryceson
    Derek Bryceson was a British-born Tanzanian politician and conservationist who served as director of Tanzania’s national parks and played a key role in supporting Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research.
  • C. John Dustin Archbold
    John Dustin Archbold was an American industrialist and key executive of the Standard Oil Company who became one of the most prominent figures in the early U.S. petroleum industry.
  • D. Peter Kirk
    Peter Kirk is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably associated with the surname Kirk rather than with widely recognized public achievements.
  • E. Roderic Dallas
    Roderic Dallas was a distinguished Australian fighter ace of World War I who became one of the leading pilots in British naval aviation.
  • 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 Kirk
Triple: [Kirk, hasNotableBearer, Alexander Kirk]
Generated description
Alexander Kirk is a fictional character who appears as a mysterious antagonist in the television series "The Blacklist."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Kirk
Target entity description: Alexander Kirk is a fictional character who appears as a mysterious antagonist in the television series "The Blacklist."
  • A. Malcolm Kirk
    Malcolm Kirk was an English professional wrestler known for his imposing size and for tragically dying in the ring during a match in 1987.
  • B. Derek Bryceson
    Derek Bryceson was a British-born Tanzanian politician and conservationist who served as director of Tanzania’s national parks and played a key role in supporting Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research.
  • C. John Dustin Archbold
    John Dustin Archbold was an American industrialist and key executive of the Standard Oil Company who became one of the most prominent figures in the early U.S. petroleum industry.
  • D. Peter Kirk
    Peter Kirk is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably associated with the surname Kirk rather than with widely recognized public achievements.
  • E. Roderic Dallas
    Roderic Dallas was a distinguished Australian fighter ace of World War I who became one of the leading pilots in British naval aviation.
  • 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_69a24ba4f760819081f6638a3c70538a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:57 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24f01a2108190a494e7bfcced8290 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3c40fb3c88190818cc5c2560b1253 completed March 1, 2026, 4:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3c772d86c8190b73f7eaa5f085506 completed March 1, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3c7e0814081909df454b14b56679e completed March 1, 2026, 5 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:02 a.m.