Triple
T1937557
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MCI Inc. |
E41476
|
entity |
| Predicate | keyPerson |
P256
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William G. McGowan |
E403130
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 G. McGowan | Statement: [MCI Inc., keyPerson, William G. McGowan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William G. McGowan Context triple: [MCI Inc., keyPerson, William G. McGowan]
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A.
William G. McGowan
chosen
William G. McGowan was an American businessman best known for transforming MCI into a major telecommunications competitor to AT&T and helping to deregulate the U.S. long-distance phone industry.
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B.
Patrick H. McCarren
Patrick H. McCarren was a prominent early 20th-century Brooklyn politician and New York State senator known for his influence in local Democratic Party politics.
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C.
John McGowan
John McGowan was a writer whose work served as the basis for the 1943 musical film "Girl Crazy."
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D.
George H. Fallon
George H. Fallon was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland known for his influential role in shaping national transportation policy, including major federal highway legislation.
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E.
Joseph A. McDonough
Joseph A. McDonough was a Hollywood film assistant director recognized in the 1930s for his award-winning work in the early years of the Academy Awards.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a88649b24c819080047f26b6db2ded |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb2c752fc81909baf38ff1cdeb18c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b54c0e702081909384b804fb1ade90 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.