Triple

T8810505
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Aldrich E209647 entity
Predicate usedBy P260 FINISHED
Object Michael Aldrich
Michael Aldrich was a British inventor and entrepreneur best known for pioneering online shopping and developing one of the first systems to connect consumers to businesses via a domestic television and telephone line.
 E759901 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: Michael Aldrich | Statement: [Aldrich, usedBy, Michael Aldrich]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael Aldrich
Context triple: [Aldrich, usedBy, Michael Aldrich]
  • A. Robert Stevens
    Robert Stevens was an American television and film director best known for his work on classic anthology series such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
  • B. Douglas Gerrard
    Douglas Gerrard was an early 20th-century film actor and director who appeared in numerous silent-era productions.
  • C. Lee Thompson
    Lee Thompson is a British saxophonist and songwriter best known as a founding member of the ska band Madness.
  • D. Michael Hitchcock
    Michael Hitchcock is a bumbling, often inappropriate but oddly endearing detective in the comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," known for his close partnership with Scully and his general incompetence.
  • E. Christopher Crawford
    Christopher Crawford was the adopted son of Hollywood actress Joan Crawford, later known for his estranged relationship with her and his involvement in the controversies surrounding her legacy.
  • 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: Michael Aldrich
Triple: [Aldrich, usedBy, Michael Aldrich]
Generated description
Michael Aldrich was a British inventor and entrepreneur best known for pioneering online shopping and developing one of the first systems to connect consumers to businesses via a domestic television and telephone line.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael Aldrich
Target entity description: Michael Aldrich was a British inventor and entrepreneur best known for pioneering online shopping and developing one of the first systems to connect consumers to businesses via a domestic television and telephone line.
  • A. Robert Stevens
    Robert Stevens was an American television and film director best known for his work on classic anthology series such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
  • B. Douglas Gerrard
    Douglas Gerrard was an early 20th-century film actor and director who appeared in numerous silent-era productions.
  • C. Lee Thompson
    Lee Thompson is a British saxophonist and songwriter best known as a founding member of the ska band Madness.
  • D. Michael Hitchcock
    Michael Hitchcock is a bumbling, often inappropriate but oddly endearing detective in the comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," known for his close partnership with Scully and his general incompetence.
  • E. Christopher Crawford
    Christopher Crawford was the adopted son of Hollywood actress Joan Crawford, later known for his estranged relationship with her and his involvement in the controversies surrounding her legacy.
  • 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_69ca8363f3308190a47e3f1ebd51f613 completed March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc5fed18f8819087b0282bf8c4208c completed March 31, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cf6faa5dbc819083ecfbbb261cbc44 completed April 3, 2026, 7:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cf713a184c8190b1fa788fd3ba8304 completed April 3, 2026, 7:50 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cf71d3517c819088c930ed468c4e8e completed April 3, 2026, 7:52 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:45 p.m.