Triple

T12436549
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject MacKay E297157 entity
Predicate variantOf P4680 FINISHED
Object Mac Kay
Mac Kay is a surname of Scottish origin, commonly considered a variant spelling of MacKay.
 E983293 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: Mac Kay | Statement: [MacKay, variantOf, Mac Kay]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Mac Kay
Context triple: [MacKay, variantOf, Mac Kay]
  • A. Bryan MacLean
    Bryan MacLean was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter best known as a member of the 1960s rock band Love, contributing to their influential album "Forever Changes."
  • B. Don McKinnon
    Don McKinnon is a New Zealand politician and diplomat best known for serving as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and later as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • C. Andy MacMillan
    Andy MacMillan was a prominent Scottish architect known for his influential modernist church and public building designs in the mid-20th century.
  • D. Steve Mackay
    Steve Mackay was an American saxophonist best known for his powerful, free-form playing on The Stooges’ influential proto-punk recordings and live performances.
  • E. Bryan MacKenzie
    Bryan MacKenzie is the charming, well-meaning fiancé of Annie Banks whose impending wedding throws her father’s life into comedic chaos in the film "Father of the Bride."
  • 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: Mac Kay
Triple: [MacKay, variantOf, Mac Kay]
Generated description
Mac Kay is a surname of Scottish origin, commonly considered a variant spelling of MacKay.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Mac Kay
Target entity description: Mac Kay is a surname of Scottish origin, commonly considered a variant spelling of MacKay.
  • A. Bryan MacLean
    Bryan MacLean was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter best known as a member of the 1960s rock band Love, contributing to their influential album "Forever Changes."
  • B. Don McKinnon
    Don McKinnon is a New Zealand politician and diplomat best known for serving as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and later as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • C. Andy MacMillan
    Andy MacMillan was a prominent Scottish architect known for his influential modernist church and public building designs in the mid-20th century.
  • D. Steve Mackay
    Steve Mackay was an American saxophonist best known for his powerful, free-form playing on The Stooges’ influential proto-punk recordings and live performances.
  • E. Bryan MacKenzie
    Bryan MacKenzie is the charming, well-meaning fiancé of Annie Banks whose impending wedding throws her father’s life into comedic chaos in the film "Father of the Bride."
  • 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_69d6ada0640c81908c061d7fb3d47786 completed April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d94d8c8fd481909b35ac504127a1b6 completed April 10, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f63f06d16481909ed2eb5195ebd7e4 completed May 2, 2026, 6:14 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6400fe9888190ae8244ccc8e8bc39 completed May 2, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6416ba1bc8190a772bffe4d83ec15 completed May 2, 2026, 6:24 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:55 p.m.