Triple
T3402856
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Scott McNealy |
E71696
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McNealy
McNealy is the surname of Scott McNealy, the American businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of Sun Microsystems.
|
E356146
|
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: McNealy | Statement: [Scott McNealy, familyName, McNealy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McNealy Context triple: [Scott McNealy, familyName, McNealy]
-
A.
McNeely
McNeely is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin borne by various notable individuals, including composer and conductor Joel McNeely.
-
B.
Markkula
Markkula is a Finnish surname most notably associated with Mike Markkula, an early investor and executive at Apple Inc.
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C.
MacNeil
MacNeil is a surname of Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
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D.
McCauley
McCauley is the maiden surname of Rosa Parks, the prominent American civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
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E.
Jeff MacNelly
Jeff MacNelly was an American editorial cartoonist and creator of the comic strip "Shoe," renowned for his sharp political satire and three Pulitzer Prizes for Editorial Cartooning.
- 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: McNealy Triple: [Scott McNealy, familyName, McNealy]
Generated description
McNealy is the surname of Scott McNealy, the American businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of Sun Microsystems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McNealy Target entity description: McNealy is the surname of Scott McNealy, the American businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of Sun Microsystems.
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A.
McNeely
McNeely is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin borne by various notable individuals, including composer and conductor Joel McNeely.
-
B.
Markkula
Markkula is a Finnish surname most notably associated with Mike Markkula, an early investor and executive at Apple Inc.
-
C.
MacNeil
MacNeil is a surname of Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
-
D.
McCauley
McCauley is the maiden surname of Rosa Parks, the prominent American civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
-
E.
Jeff MacNelly
Jeff MacNelly was an American editorial cartoonist and creator of the comic strip "Shoe," renowned for his sharp political satire and three Pulitzer Prizes for Editorial Cartooning.
- 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_69ad85aac4808190a092c9cc8911f584 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb8e78ec8819089417666dc29f412 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b34bd4d02881909c365e054148ae8c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b34e4792608190b74e02e065d4bc68 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b3525f44948190af72b177193edca4 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:55 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:14 p.m.