Triple

T8949787
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Thacker E213315 entity
Predicate hasFriend P8712 FINISHED
Object Spike
Spike is the eccentric, slovenly Welsh flatmate of William Thacker in the romantic comedy film "Notting Hill."
 E768326 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: Spike | Statement: [William Thacker, hasFriend, Spike]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Spike
Context triple: [William Thacker, hasFriend, Spike]
  • A. Spike
    Spike was a U.S. cable television channel (later rebranded as Paramount Network) known for male-oriented and pop-culture programming, including reality and competition shows.
  • B. Spike
    Spike is a track from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' 1985 album "Southern Accents," known for its satirical take on punk fashion and culture.
  • C. Spike
    Spike is a component or segment of the multimedia project "Money Money 2020," likely serving as one of its distinct tracks or narrative parts.
  • D. Spike
    Spike is the official mascot of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Elks team.
  • E. Spike
    Spike is a reference RISC-V instruction set simulator used to model, test, and validate RISC-V processor implementations.
  • 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: Spike
Triple: [William Thacker, hasFriend, Spike]
Generated description
Spike is the eccentric, slovenly Welsh flatmate of William Thacker in the romantic comedy film "Notting Hill."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Spike
Target entity description: Spike is the eccentric, slovenly Welsh flatmate of William Thacker in the romantic comedy film "Notting Hill."
  • A. Spike
    "Spike" is a song by the British post-punk band The Network, known for its quirky, synth-driven style and satirical edge.
  • B. Spike
    Spike is the costumed mascot of the Toledo Walleye minor league hockey team, entertaining fans at games and community events.
  • C. Spike
    Spike is a track from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' 1985 album "Southern Accents," known for its satirical take on punk fashion and culture.
  • D. Spike
    Spike is a component or segment of the multimedia project "Money Money 2020," likely serving as one of its distinct tracks or narrative parts.
  • E. Spike
    Spike is the official mascot of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Elks team.
  • 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_69ca839843408190a39069a029a89f15 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc670b5f50819080f1c73992fe5281 completed April 1, 2026, 12:30 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfc206550c8190abf016f25b14fa64 completed April 3, 2026, 1:35 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfc3f170a08190a2cab07eb280ee3b completed April 3, 2026, 1:43 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfc476204481909f0baaf400483f33 completed April 3, 2026, 1:45 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:59 p.m.