Triple

T9567823
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Duggan E230832 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Brian Duggan
Brian Duggan is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple people, making it difficult to identify a single widely recognized public figure by that name.
E836606 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: Brian Duggan | Statement: [Duggan, hasNotableBearer, Brian Duggan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Duggan
Context triple: [Duggan, hasNotableBearer, Brian Duggan]
  • A. Pat Duggan
    Pat Duggan is a film producer known for work on classic Hollywood productions such as the 1953 comedy-drama "Forever Female."
  • B. Brian Kavanagh
    Brian Kavanagh is a film editor best known for his work on notable Australian and international films, including the drama "The Devil's Playground."
  • C. Michael McCusker
    Michael McCusker is an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the thriller "The Girl on the Train" (2016).
  • D. Lawrence Duggan
    Lawrence Duggan was a mid-20th-century American diplomat who served in the U.S. State Department and was later controversially alleged to have engaged in espionage for the Soviet Union.
  • E. Michael Maloney
    Michael Maloney is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in Shakespearean adaptations.
  • 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: Brian Duggan
Triple: [Duggan, hasNotableBearer, Brian Duggan]
Generated description
Brian Duggan is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple people, making it difficult to identify a single widely recognized public figure by that name.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Duggan
Target entity description: Brian Duggan is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple people, making it difficult to identify a single widely recognized public figure by that name.
  • A. Pat Duggan
    Pat Duggan is a film producer known for work on classic Hollywood productions such as the 1953 comedy-drama "Forever Female."
  • B. Brian Kavanagh
    Brian Kavanagh is a film editor best known for his work on notable Australian and international films, including the drama "The Devil's Playground."
  • C. Michael McCusker
    Michael McCusker is an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the thriller "The Girl on the Train" (2016).
  • D. Lawrence Duggan
    Lawrence Duggan was a mid-20th-century American diplomat who served in the U.S. State Department and was later controversially alleged to have engaged in espionage for the Soviet Union.
  • E. Michael Maloney
    Michael Maloney is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in Shakespearean adaptations.
  • 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_69ca847f22188190a56e4a97625bef22 completed March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9987cb0c8190af32a1193de54890 completed April 1, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d28194f6e88190932efe607088394a completed April 5, 2026, 3:36 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d282fd10248190a1a0b4573b2065ae completed April 5, 2026, 3:42 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d283d0e1748190a0c65bbaa8e8348e completed April 5, 2026, 3:46 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:04 p.m.