Triple
T4363595
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Terence McKenna |
E98717
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entity |
| Predicate | sibling |
P363
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Dennis McKenna
Dennis McKenna is an American ethnopharmacologist, author, and researcher known for his work on psychoactive plants and his collaborations with his brother Terence McKenna in the study of psychedelics.
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E435013
|
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: Dennis McKenna | Statement: [Terence McKenna, sibling, Dennis McKenna]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dennis McKenna Context triple: [Terence McKenna, sibling, Dennis McKenna]
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A.
Terence McKenna
Terence McKenna was an American ethnobotanist, mystic, and author known for his advocacy of psychedelic substances, exploration of consciousness, and influential lectures on philosophy, shamanism, and the nature of reality.
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B.
Ralph Metzner
Ralph Metzner was a German-born American psychologist, writer, and researcher known for his pioneering work on psychedelic therapy and consciousness studies, often in collaboration with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert.
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C.
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary was an American psychologist and writer best known for advocating the therapeutic and spiritual use of psychedelic drugs during the 1960s counterculture movement.
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D.
Paul Grilley
Paul Grilley is a yoga teacher best known for popularizing Yin Yoga and for his influential work on anatomy and skeletal variation in yoga practice.
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E.
Randy Alpert
Randy Alpert is an American songwriter and producer best known for co-writing the hit song "Hypnotize," famously sampled by The Notorious B.I.G.
- 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: Dennis McKenna Triple: [Terence McKenna, sibling, Dennis McKenna]
Generated description
Dennis McKenna is an American ethnopharmacologist, author, and researcher known for his work on psychoactive plants and his collaborations with his brother Terence McKenna in the study of psychedelics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dennis McKenna Target entity description: Dennis McKenna is an American ethnopharmacologist, author, and researcher known for his work on psychoactive plants and his collaborations with his brother Terence McKenna in the study of psychedelics.
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A.
Terence McKenna
Terence McKenna was an American ethnobotanist, mystic, and author known for his advocacy of psychedelic substances, exploration of consciousness, and influential lectures on philosophy, shamanism, and the nature of reality.
-
B.
Ralph Metzner
Ralph Metzner was a German-born American psychologist, writer, and researcher known for his pioneering work on psychedelic therapy and consciousness studies, often in collaboration with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert.
-
C.
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary was an American psychologist and writer best known for advocating the therapeutic and spiritual use of psychedelic drugs during the 1960s counterculture movement.
-
D.
Paul Grilley
Paul Grilley is a yoga teacher best known for popularizing Yin Yoga and for his influential work on anatomy and skeletal variation in yoga practice.
-
E.
Randy Alpert
Randy Alpert is an American songwriter and producer best known for co-writing the hit song "Hypnotize," famously sampled by The Notorious B.I.G.
- 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_69b3454c772081908e20173e379e8ebe |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b351e70a748190af6f1b709a0e75e6 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5e504f7b88190abc3e999c499920d |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:45 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5e57d85808190a3a4418bbd2a66c8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5e5eb85dc819087ce983114208231 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:16 p.m.