Triple
T10528958
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Chancellor of Carleton University |
E248381
|
entity |
| Predicate | officeHoldersInclude |
P537
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
H. Ian Macdonald
H. Ian Macdonald is a Canadian economist, academic, and former civil servant who served as president of York University and played a prominent role in Ontario’s public policy and higher education sectors.
|
E881350
|
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: H. Ian Macdonald | Statement: [Chancellor of Carleton University, officeHoldersInclude, H. Ian Macdonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: H. Ian Macdonald Context triple: [Chancellor of Carleton University, officeHoldersInclude, H. Ian Macdonald]
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A.
Norman MacLeod
Norman MacLeod is a Scottish name borne by several notable figures, including clergymen, writers, and clan leaders prominent in 19th-century Scotland.
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B.
Gordon MacDonald
Gordon MacDonald is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, as well as his long-term relationship with actress Holly Hunter.
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C.
Glen MacPherson
Glen MacPherson is a Canadian cinematographer known for his work on action and genre films in both Hollywood and international productions.
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D.
Bruce McCulloch
Bruce McCulloch is a Canadian actor, writer, and comedian best known as one of the core members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
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E.
Ian O. Cameron
Ian O. Cameron is a Canadian-born television producer known for his long career at ABC News and for being married to former U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice.
- 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: H. Ian Macdonald Triple: [Chancellor of Carleton University, officeHoldersInclude, H. Ian Macdonald]
Generated description
H. Ian Macdonald is a Canadian economist, academic, and former civil servant who served as president of York University and played a prominent role in Ontario’s public policy and higher education sectors.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: H. Ian Macdonald Target entity description: H. Ian Macdonald is a Canadian economist, academic, and former civil servant who served as president of York University and played a prominent role in Ontario’s public policy and higher education sectors.
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A.
Norman MacLeod
Norman MacLeod is a Scottish name borne by several notable figures, including clergymen, writers, and clan leaders prominent in 19th-century Scotland.
-
B.
Gordon MacDonald
Gordon MacDonald is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, as well as his long-term relationship with actress Holly Hunter.
-
C.
Glen MacPherson
Glen MacPherson is a Canadian cinematographer known for his work on action and genre films in both Hollywood and international productions.
-
D.
Bruce McCulloch
Bruce McCulloch is a Canadian actor, writer, and comedian best known as one of the core members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
-
E.
Ian O. Cameron
Ian O. Cameron is a Canadian-born television producer known for his long career at ABC News and for being married to former U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice.
- 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_69d381c5c7448190bec34bee7ec72bac |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d509f6f4a88190ae6e0cc0bcbff0c5 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 1:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69dbacc05334819081e994d75b5e9318 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69dbaeb211088190a9118c71918584e5 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69dbaf7c999c819097a8cdf5bd82f648 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:30 p.m.