Triple

T7480128
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ernest Torrence E176730 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Ernest Torrence Thomson
Ernest Torrence Thomson, known professionally as Ernest Torrence, was a prominent Scottish-born character actor of the silent and early sound film era, noted for his imposing presence and memorable supporting roles.
E666646 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: Ernest Torrence Thomson | Statement: [Ernest Torrence, birthName, Ernest Torrence Thomson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernest Torrence Thomson
Context triple: [Ernest Torrence, birthName, Ernest Torrence Thomson]
  • A. David Couper Thomson
    David Couper Thomson was a Scottish publisher who founded the D.C. Thomson & Co. media company, known for its newspapers, magazines, and comics.
  • B. Ernest Morgan
    Ernest Morgan was a Welsh architect known for designing notable public buildings in Swansea, including the Guildhall.
  • C. Alfred Morton Githens
    Alfred Morton Githens was an American architect known for his influential designs of major public libraries and cultural institutions in the early 20th century.
  • D. Walter Aubrey Thomas
    Walter Aubrey Thomas was a British architect best known for designing prominent early 20th-century buildings in Liverpool, including pioneering examples of reinforced concrete construction.
  • E. Walter Percy Gardiner
    Walter Percy Gardiner was a British army officer and the father of Princess Muna al-Hussein, the mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan.
  • 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: Ernest Torrence Thomson
Triple: [Ernest Torrence, birthName, Ernest Torrence Thomson]
Generated description
Ernest Torrence Thomson, known professionally as Ernest Torrence, was a prominent Scottish-born character actor of the silent and early sound film era, noted for his imposing presence and memorable supporting roles.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernest Torrence Thomson
Target entity description: Ernest Torrence Thomson, known professionally as Ernest Torrence, was a prominent Scottish-born character actor of the silent and early sound film era, noted for his imposing presence and memorable supporting roles.
  • A. David Couper Thomson
    David Couper Thomson was a Scottish publisher who founded the D.C. Thomson & Co. media company, known for its newspapers, magazines, and comics.
  • B. Ernest Morgan
    Ernest Morgan was a Welsh architect known for designing notable public buildings in Swansea, including the Guildhall.
  • C. Alfred Morton Githens
    Alfred Morton Githens was an American architect known for his influential designs of major public libraries and cultural institutions in the early 20th century.
  • D. Walter Aubrey Thomas
    Walter Aubrey Thomas was a British architect best known for designing prominent early 20th-century buildings in Liverpool, including pioneering examples of reinforced concrete construction.
  • E. Walter Percy Gardiner
    Walter Percy Gardiner was a British army officer and the father of Princess Muna al-Hussein, the mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan.
  • 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_69c69f236ce08190a04d7679f03b29b2 completed March 27, 2026, 3:15 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f532f4488190b6edaa96099c3b8f completed March 27, 2026, 9:22 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c83493f0988190b8c569d34bbe2817 completed March 28, 2026, 8:05 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c835cf7a58819095ed79b84f935a84 completed March 28, 2026, 8:10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c8366b2fcc8190bd8b07a54a848721 completed March 28, 2026, 8:13 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:42 p.m.