Triple
T7659513
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Steptoe and Son |
E173467
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Albert Steptoe
Albert Steptoe is a cantankerous, manipulative rag-and-bone man from the British sitcom "Steptoe and Son," known for his squalid lifestyle and constant bickering with his son Harold.
|
E681005
|
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: Albert Steptoe | Statement: [Steptoe and Son, mainCharacter, Albert Steptoe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Albert Steptoe Context triple: [Steptoe and Son, mainCharacter, Albert Steptoe]
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A.
Philip Stainton
Philip Stainton was a British character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films, including the adventure drama "Mogambo."
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B.
Roy Biggins
Roy Biggins is a scheming, boorish rival airline owner and recurring antagonist on the sitcom "Wings."
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C.
Fred Jowett
Fred Jowett was a British socialist politician and early Labour Party figure who served as MP for Bradford and helped shape the party’s formative policies and organization.
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D.
Joseph Arnold
Joseph Arnold was a British surgeon and naturalist from the early 19th century, best known for his role in the discovery of the giant parasitic flower later named Rafflesia arnoldii.
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E.
William Sidney Lovell-Smith
William Sidney Lovell-Smith was a New Zealand printer and suffrage supporter best known as the husband and collaborator of leading women's rights activist Kate Sheppard.
- 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: Albert Steptoe Triple: [Steptoe and Son, mainCharacter, Albert Steptoe]
Generated description
Albert Steptoe is a cantankerous, manipulative rag-and-bone man from the British sitcom "Steptoe and Son," known for his squalid lifestyle and constant bickering with his son Harold.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Albert Steptoe Target entity description: Albert Steptoe is a cantankerous, manipulative rag-and-bone man from the British sitcom "Steptoe and Son," known for his squalid lifestyle and constant bickering with his son Harold.
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A.
Philip Stainton
Philip Stainton was a British character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films, including the adventure drama "Mogambo."
-
B.
Roy Biggins
Roy Biggins is a scheming, boorish rival airline owner and recurring antagonist on the sitcom "Wings."
-
C.
Fred Jowett
Fred Jowett was a British socialist politician and early Labour Party figure who served as MP for Bradford and helped shape the party’s formative policies and organization.
-
D.
Joseph Arnold
Joseph Arnold was a British surgeon and naturalist from the early 19th century, best known for his role in the discovery of the giant parasitic flower later named Rafflesia arnoldii.
-
E.
William Sidney Lovell-Smith
William Sidney Lovell-Smith was a New Zealand printer and suffrage supporter best known as the husband and collaborator of leading women's rights activist Kate Sheppard.
- 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_69c69955517c819085bc715b96d304d2 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c701a32f588190a7a923e8ce43f727 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8a21dd3088190bb026de65970a14b |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c8a2ed6a7c8190b5445d8dfd10166d |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8a3937dd08190a1f9e589185a0f93 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:59 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:59 p.m.