Triple

T1374264
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Eugene McCarthy E30184 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object McCarthy
McCarthy is a common Irish surname historically associated with the powerful MacCarthy dynasty of Munster and borne by numerous notable figures in politics, arts, and public life.
 E158179 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: McCarthy | Statement: [Eugene McCarthy, familyName, McCarthy]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: McCarthy
Context triple: [Eugene McCarthy, familyName, McCarthy]
  • A. Joseph McCarthy
    Joseph McCarthy was a U.S. senator from Wisconsin best known for leading aggressive anti-communist investigations in the early 1950s that fueled a climate of political fear and repression.
  • B. Harry Burns
    Harry Burns is the witty, neurotic male lead in the romantic comedy film "When Harry Met Sally...".
  • C. McKean
    McKean is a Scottish and Irish surname borne by various notable individuals, including American Founding Father Thomas McKean.
  • D. Franklin McCain
    Franklin McCain was a civil rights activist best known as one of the Greensboro Four who helped launch the sit-in movement against racial segregation in the United States.
  • E. Buckley
    Buckley is a surname most prominently associated with William F. Buckley Jr., the influential American conservative author and founder of National Review.
  • 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: McCarthy
Triple: [Eugene McCarthy, familyName, McCarthy]
Generated description
McCarthy is a common Irish surname historically associated with the powerful MacCarthy dynasty of Munster and borne by numerous notable figures in politics, arts, and public life.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: McCarthy
Target entity description: McCarthy is a common Irish surname historically associated with the powerful MacCarthy dynasty of Munster and borne by numerous notable figures in politics, arts, and public life.
  • A. Joseph McCarthy
    Joseph McCarthy was a U.S. senator from Wisconsin best known for leading aggressive anti-communist investigations in the early 1950s that fueled a climate of political fear and repression.
  • B. Harry Burns
    Harry Burns is the witty, neurotic male lead in the romantic comedy film "When Harry Met Sally...".
  • C. McKean
    McKean is a Scottish and Irish surname borne by various notable individuals, including American Founding Father Thomas McKean.
  • D. Franklin McCain
    Franklin McCain was a civil rights activist best known as one of the Greensboro Four who helped launch the sit-in movement against racial segregation in the United States.
  • E. Buckley
    Buckley is a surname most prominently associated with William F. Buckley Jr., the influential American conservative author and founder of National Review.
  • 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_69a498f912008190a376a98b207b2071 completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c2f660888190bc9240e0dc4f0aa3 completed March 1, 2026, 10:51 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69acd48397c88190b5be985bf92d47b8 completed March 8, 2026, 1:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69acd4efb73881908dda4973befc6aa5 completed March 8, 2026, 1:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69acd56ef0b081909df2efee97a4197c completed March 8, 2026, 1:48 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:57 p.m.