Triple
T12208096
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert MacNeil |
E290885
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasChild |
P369
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ian MacNeil
Ian MacNeil is the son of Canadian-American journalist and former PBS NewsHour co-anchor Robert MacNeil.
|
E977008
|
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: Ian MacNeil | Statement: [Robert MacNeil, hasChild, Ian MacNeil]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian MacNeil Context triple: [Robert MacNeil, hasChild, Ian MacNeil]
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A.
Al MacNeil
Al MacNeil is a Canadian former NHL defenseman and coach best known for leading the Montreal Canadiens to the 1971 Stanley Cup championship.
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B.
Iain MacRae
Iain MacRae is a notable individual who bears the Scottish surname MacRae, recognized among people associated with that family name.
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C.
Ian Campbell
Ian Campbell was a Los Angeles Police Department officer whose 1963 kidnapping and murder became the basis for Joseph Wambaugh’s true-crime book and film "The Onion Field."
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D.
Charlie MacLean
Charlie MacLean is a television writer and producer best known for creating the crime drama series "City on a Hill."
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E.
Alan MacDonald
Alan MacDonald was a British production designer and art director known for his stylish, visually distinctive work on films such as "Bright Young Things," "The Queen," and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
- 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: Ian MacNeil Triple: [Robert MacNeil, hasChild, Ian MacNeil]
Generated description
Ian MacNeil is the son of Canadian-American journalist and former PBS NewsHour co-anchor Robert MacNeil.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian MacNeil Target entity description: Ian MacNeil is the son of Canadian-American journalist and former PBS NewsHour co-anchor Robert MacNeil.
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A.
Al MacNeil
Al MacNeil is a Canadian former NHL defenseman and coach best known for leading the Montreal Canadiens to the 1971 Stanley Cup championship.
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B.
Iain MacRae
Iain MacRae is a notable individual who bears the Scottish surname MacRae, recognized among people associated with that family name.
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C.
Ian Campbell
Ian Campbell was a Los Angeles Police Department officer whose 1963 kidnapping and murder became the basis for Joseph Wambaugh’s true-crime book and film "The Onion Field."
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D.
Charlie MacLean
Charlie MacLean is a television writer and producer best known for creating the crime drama series "City on a Hill."
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E.
Alan MacDonald
Alan MacDonald was a British production designer and art director known for his stylish, visually distinctive work on films such as "Bright Young Things," "The Queen," and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
- 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_69d6ab65923081909acfc61b7a612233 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91c7d8f5c8190a46e9caa2a920fa9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f62a8c69308190bffae7b38cc5620b |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f62be354a88190aaf5e8439b33120b |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f62c8194d881909db3d320a21f2052 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:55 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:51 p.m.