Triple

T22391990
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nicko McBrain E553532 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Michael Henry McBrain
Michael Henry McBrain, better known as Nicko McBrain, is an English drummer best known for his long-standing role in the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
E1533927 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: Michael Henry McBrain | Statement: [Nicko McBrain, birthName, Michael Henry McBrain]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Henry McBrain
Context triple: [Nicko McBrain, birthName, Michael Henry McBrain]
  • A. Jack McVea
    Jack McVea was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist and bandleader best known for his work in the 1940s jump blues scene and for co-writing the hit song "Open the Door, Richard."
  • B. Henry McMorran
    Henry McMorran was a prominent local figure and benefactor in Port Huron, Michigan, whose contributions to the community led to the city’s main event center being named in his honor.
  • C. Michael MacRae
    Michael MacRae is an American actor best known for his work in film and television and for being married to actress Bonnie Bedelia.
  • D. Jack McPhee
    Jack McPhee is a central character on the teen drama series "Dawson's Creek," known for his groundbreaking storyline as one of the first openly gay main characters on American network television.
  • E. John McBain
    John McBain is a fictional police detective from the soap operas "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital," known for his brooding demeanor and complex romantic entanglements.
  • 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: Michael Henry McBrain
Triple: [Nicko McBrain, birthName, Michael Henry McBrain]
Generated description
Michael Henry McBrain, better known as Nicko McBrain, is an English drummer best known for his long-standing role in the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Henry McBrain
Target entity description: Michael Henry McBrain, better known as Nicko McBrain, is an English drummer best known for his long-standing role in the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
  • A. Jack McVea
    Jack McVea was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist and bandleader best known for his work in the 1940s jump blues scene and for co-writing the hit song "Open the Door, Richard."
  • B. Henry McMorran
    Henry McMorran was a prominent local figure and benefactor in Port Huron, Michigan, whose contributions to the community led to the city’s main event center being named in his honor.
  • C. Michael MacRae
    Michael MacRae is an American actor best known for his work in film and television and for being married to actress Bonnie Bedelia.
  • D. Jack McPhee
    Jack McPhee is a central character on the teen drama series "Dawson's Creek," known for his groundbreaking storyline as one of the first openly gay main characters on American network television.
  • E. John McBain
    John McBain is a fictional police detective from the soap operas "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital," known for his brooding demeanor and complex romantic entanglements.
  • 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_69e11e4cf87c8190a1ff474daec326b7 completed April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f1585c16188190872e75caeb86c328 completed April 29, 2026, 1:01 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0ae9c1df908190900ce586564604ca completed May 18, 2026, 10:28 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0aea82afc88190973444a331faa1a2 completed May 18, 2026, 10:31 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0aeb5137c08190b5b787c85f239a67 completed May 18, 2026, 10:34 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:45 p.m.