Triple
T6067331
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MADtv |
E135192
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCastMember |
P7010
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald is an American actor and comedian best known for his long-running work and memorable characters on the sketch comedy series MADtv.
|
E565470
|
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 McDonald | Statement: [MADtv, notableCastMember, Michael McDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael McDonald Context triple: [MADtv, notableCastMember, Michael McDonald]
-
A.
Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist known for his soulful baritone voice and work with the Doobie Brothers as well as a successful solo career.
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B.
Michael J. McDonald
Michael J. McDonald is a television producer best known for his work on the critically acclaimed anthology series "American Crime."
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C.
Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson is an American R&B and soul singer best known for his powerful ballads and duets, including several hit Disney movie theme songs.
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D.
Timothy B. Schmit
Timothy B. Schmit is an American bassist, singer, and songwriter best known for his long tenure with the rock band Eagles and his contributions to their harmonies and hit songs.
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E.
Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins is an American singer-songwriter best known for his soft rock hits and iconic 1980s movie soundtrack songs such as "Footloose" and "Danger Zone."
- 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 McDonald Triple: [MADtv, notableCastMember, Michael McDonald]
Generated description
Michael McDonald is an American actor and comedian best known for his long-running work and memorable characters on the sketch comedy series MADtv.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael McDonald Target entity description: Michael McDonald is an American actor and comedian best known for his long-running work and memorable characters on the sketch comedy series MADtv.
-
A.
Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist known for his soulful baritone voice and work with the Doobie Brothers as well as a successful solo career.
-
B.
Michael J. McDonald
Michael J. McDonald is a television producer best known for his work on the critically acclaimed anthology series "American Crime."
-
C.
Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson is an American R&B and soul singer best known for his powerful ballads and duets, including several hit Disney movie theme songs.
-
D.
Timothy B. Schmit
Timothy B. Schmit is an American bassist, singer, and songwriter best known for his long tenure with the rock band Eagles and his contributions to their harmonies and hit songs.
-
E.
Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins is an American singer-songwriter best known for his soft rock hits and iconic 1980s movie soundtrack songs such as "Footloose" and "Danger Zone."
- 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_69c00879e8048190b690717d19c5bc03 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0573f17088190a728f1c290cc9d1d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c11d297ff88190a01b98f7ec9d9cf1 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 10:59 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c11e956aa08190ac3fef49fb67471c |
completed | March 23, 2026, 11:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c11f05ff9081908adc7f40fa12e834 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 11:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:10 p.m.