Triple

T9683140
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Nicol Burns E234335 entity
Predicate relative P37 FINISHED
Object William Burns
William Burns was the eldest son of Scottish poet Robert Burns, known primarily as a member of the Burns family rather than for his own public achievements.
 E814711 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 Burns | Statement: [William Nicol Burns, relative, William Burns]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Burns
Context triple: [William Nicol Burns, relative, William Burns]
  • A. Clive Tickner
    Clive Tickner is a British cinematographer known for his work on films such as the comedy "The Tall Guy."
  • B. Peter Mullen
    Peter Mullen is a British Anglican priest and writer known for his traditionalist views and commentary on religious and social issues.
  • C. Tom Hopkinson
    Tom Hopkinson was a prominent British journalist and editor best known for his influential work at Picture Post during the mid-20th century.
  • D. John Lyons
    John Lyons is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood comedies, including the Austin Powers series.
  • E. Robert Kirkpatrick
    Robert Kirkpatrick was one of the six people killed in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
  • 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 Burns
Triple: [William Nicol Burns, relative, William Burns]
Generated description
William Burns was the eldest son of Scottish poet Robert Burns, known primarily as a member of the Burns family rather than for his own public achievements.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William Burns
Target entity description: William Burns was the eldest son of Scottish poet Robert Burns, known primarily as a member of the Burns family rather than for his own public achievements.
  • A. Clive Tickner
    Clive Tickner is a British cinematographer known for his work on films such as the comedy "The Tall Guy."
  • B. Peter Mullen
    Peter Mullen is a British Anglican priest and writer known for his traditionalist views and commentary on religious and social issues.
  • C. Tom Hopkinson
    Tom Hopkinson was a prominent British journalist and editor best known for his influential work at Picture Post during the mid-20th century.
  • D. John Lyons
    John Lyons is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood comedies, including the Austin Powers series.
  • E. Robert Kirkpatrick
    Robert Kirkpatrick was one of the six people killed in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
  • 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_69ca84c99e34819092e5563a7106cfca completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9ccdbcc48190a4a9a70b3f419ac2 completed April 1, 2026, 10:31 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1910192e88190b10409ae62c1c948 completed April 4, 2026, 10:30 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d19327f0b481908be85bcb0deccb46 completed April 4, 2026, 10:39 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d193fac390819092dd913dc78e2841 completed April 4, 2026, 10:43 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:16 p.m.