Triple

T2147539
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Billy Boyd E47101 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Alison McKinnon
Alison McKinnon is best known as the wife of Scottish actor and musician Billy Boyd, recognized for his role as Pippin in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
E323198 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: Alison McKinnon | Statement: [Billy Boyd, spouse, Alison McKinnon]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alison McKinnon
Context triple: [Billy Boyd, spouse, Alison McKinnon]
  • A. Alison Telfer
    Alison Telfer is a British academic and editor best known as the longtime partner and former wife of Monty Python member Terry Jones.
  • B. Mona McKinnon
    Mona McKinnon was an American actress best known for her role in Ed Wood’s cult science-fiction film "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
  • C. Moira Davidson
    Moira Davidson is a central character in Nevil Shute’s post-apocalyptic novel "On the Beach," known for her poignant transformation from a carefree socialite to a woman confronting the end of the world with courage and emotional depth.
  • D. Alison Owen
    Alison Owen is a British film producer known for acclaimed works such as "Elizabeth," "Shaun of the Dead," and "Saving Mr. Banks."
  • E. Ann McKean
    Ann McKean was a daughter of Thomas McKean, a prominent American Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
  • 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: Alison McKinnon
Triple: [Billy Boyd, spouse, Alison McKinnon]
Generated description
Alison McKinnon is best known as the wife of Scottish actor and musician Billy Boyd, recognized for his role as Pippin in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alison McKinnon
Target entity description: Alison McKinnon is best known as the wife of Scottish actor and musician Billy Boyd, recognized for his role as Pippin in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
  • A. Alison Telfer
    Alison Telfer is a British academic and editor best known as the longtime partner and former wife of Monty Python member Terry Jones.
  • B. Mona McKinnon
    Mona McKinnon was an American actress best known for her role in Ed Wood’s cult science-fiction film "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
  • C. Moira Davidson
    Moira Davidson is a central character in Nevil Shute’s post-apocalyptic novel "On the Beach," known for her poignant transformation from a carefree socialite to a woman confronting the end of the world with courage and emotional depth.
  • D. Alison Owen
    Alison Owen is a British film producer known for acclaimed works such as "Elizabeth," "Shaun of the Dead," and "Saving Mr. Banks."
  • E. Ann McKean
    Ann McKean was a daughter of Thomas McKean, a prominent American Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
  • 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_69a88a1933e0819094f18426ed74180f completed March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbe271adc8190888c9086e9b8cc0c completed March 7, 2026, 5:56 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b1eec6df94819099ee129cc6199935 completed March 11, 2026, 10:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b1ef814d30819082b6716355e384e0 completed March 11, 2026, 10:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b1f1990be08190bfa83c08323c5d40 completed March 11, 2026, 10:50 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.