Triple

T8015468
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gillies E186602 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object William Gillies
William Gillies is a name shared by several notable figures, including politicians and artists, whose specific identity depends on the historical and professional context.
 E727231 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: William Gillies | Statement: [Gillies, hasNotableBearer, William Gillies]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Gillies
Context triple: [Gillies, hasNotableBearer, William Gillies]
  • A. John Gillies
    John Gillies is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historians, politicians, and public figures from English-speaking countries.
  • B. William Norrie
    William Norrie was a Canadian politician who served as the long-time mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  • C. David Ewart
    David Ewart was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian architect best known for designing major federal buildings in Ottawa, including landmark public institutions.
  • D. Eric Rattray
    Eric Rattray is a film producer best known for his work on the fantasy movie "Labyrinth."
  • E. John Mathieson
    John Mathieson is a British cinematographer known for his visually striking work on major films, particularly in collaboration with directors like Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.
  • 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: William Gillies
Triple: [Gillies, hasNotableBearer, William Gillies]
Generated description
William Gillies is a name shared by several notable figures, including politicians and artists, whose specific identity depends on the historical and professional context.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Gillies
Target entity description: William Gillies is a name shared by several notable figures, including politicians and artists, whose specific identity depends on the historical and professional context.
  • A. John Gillies
    John Gillies is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historians, politicians, and public figures from English-speaking countries.
  • B. William Norrie
    William Norrie was a Canadian politician who served as the long-time mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  • C. David Ewart
    David Ewart was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian architect best known for designing major federal buildings in Ottawa, including landmark public institutions.
  • D. Eric Rattray
    Eric Rattray is a film producer best known for his work on the fantasy movie "Labyrinth."
  • E. John Mathieson
    John Mathieson is a British cinematographer known for his visually striking work on major films, particularly in collaboration with directors like Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.
  • 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_69ca82ac7fc081909b1398cf025423af completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb3df24e4c8190ae1c46e97e54787d completed March 31, 2026, 3:22 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cdc64982d08190976144beafcd231d completed April 2, 2026, 1:28 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cdcb8cbd3c8190b467ecbcf55231e9 completed April 2, 2026, 1:51 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cdccff097c819099a33612504468e1 completed April 2, 2026, 1:57 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:20 p.m.