Triple

T8769473
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Raymond Priestley E208419 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and representation.
E756106 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: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham | Statement: [Raymond Priestley, positionHeld, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham
Context triple: [Raymond Priestley, positionHeld, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham]
  • A. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield
    The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and external representation.
  • B. Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University
    The Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
  • C. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds
    The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and representation.
  • D. Vice-Chancellor of the University of York
    The Vice-Chancellor of the University of York is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
  • E. Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost of the University of Warwick
    The Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost of the University of Warwick is a senior academic leader responsible for overseeing the university’s academic strategy, research, and teaching activities.
  • 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: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham
Triple: [Raymond Priestley, positionHeld, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham]
Generated description
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and representation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham
Target entity description: The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and representation.
  • A. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield
    The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and external representation.
  • B. Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University
    The Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
  • C. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds
    The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and representation.
  • D. Vice-Chancellor of the University of York
    The Vice-Chancellor of the University of York is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
  • E. Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost of the University of Warwick
    The Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost of the University of Warwick is a senior academic leader responsible for overseeing the university’s academic strategy, research, and teaching activities.
  • 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_69ca835edb4481909b4aafb616dc5eb7 completed March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc5eedc7188190a67d959b9af53837 completed March 31, 2026, 11:55 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cf51af01e48190af674a03d0768f3b completed April 3, 2026, 5:35 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cf5291147481908179e75547cf981d completed April 3, 2026, 5:39 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cf5331475c8190b3e8c565f0be7dfd completed April 3, 2026, 5:42 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:41 p.m.