Triple
T7311554
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ball's Pyramid |
E168101
|
entity |
| Predicate | firstAscentBy |
P1321
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Witham
David Witham is a climber best known for leading the first recorded ascent of Ball's Pyramid, the world's tallest volcanic sea stack, in 1965.
|
E662513
|
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: David Witham | Statement: [Ball's Pyramid, firstAscentBy, David Witham]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Witham Context triple: [Ball's Pyramid, firstAscentBy, David Witham]
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A.
Andrew Whitham
Andrew Whitham is a distinguished geoscientist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by his receipt of the William Smith Medal.
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B.
Sam Wheeler
Sam Wheeler is the father of Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon.
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C.
Dan Talbot
Dan Talbot was an influential American film distributor and exhibitor known for championing foreign and independent cinema in the United States.
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D.
Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Ian Hendrickson-Smith is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist known for his work as a versatile session musician and performer with various prominent bands and artists.
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E.
Phil Wilson
Phil Wilson is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the Sedgefield constituency, succeeding former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
- 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: David Witham Triple: [Ball's Pyramid, firstAscentBy, David Witham]
Generated description
David Witham is a climber best known for leading the first recorded ascent of Ball's Pyramid, the world's tallest volcanic sea stack, in 1965.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Witham Target entity description: David Witham is a climber best known for leading the first recorded ascent of Ball's Pyramid, the world's tallest volcanic sea stack, in 1965.
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A.
Andrew Whitham
Andrew Whitham is a distinguished geoscientist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by his receipt of the William Smith Medal.
-
B.
Sam Wheeler
Sam Wheeler is the father of Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon.
-
C.
Dan Talbot
Dan Talbot was an influential American film distributor and exhibitor known for championing foreign and independent cinema in the United States.
-
D.
Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Ian Hendrickson-Smith is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist known for his work as a versatile session musician and performer with various prominent bands and artists.
-
E.
Phil Wilson
Phil Wilson is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the Sedgefield constituency, succeeding former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
- 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_69c6888d8e3c81909db79714903baf31 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6ec00fef081909cb9768a70cabd80 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c810c6617c8190b4b37466e32c71c0 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c814ff89708190a6a626ac204f8c6b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:50 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c819174bc48190b5575818ccc2f144 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 6:08 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:02 p.m.