Triple
T6283950
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michael McCary |
E140849
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McCary
McCary is a surname most notably associated with Michael McCary, the former bass singer of the R&B group Boyz II Men.
|
E581700
|
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: McCary | Statement: [Michael McCary, familyName, McCary]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCary Context triple: [Michael McCary, familyName, McCary]
-
A.
McKernan
McKernan is the surname of Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, the influential founding keyboardist and vocalist of the Grateful Dead.
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B.
Crawford
Crawford is a Scottish-origin surname borne by numerous notable figures across politics, sports, arts, and entertainment.
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C.
McKean
McKean is a Scottish and Irish surname borne by various notable individuals, including American Founding Father Thomas McKean.
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D.
Winfield
Winfield is a masculine given name most notably borne by 19th-century American military leader Winfield Scott.
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E.
McClenny
McClenny is a surname most notably associated with individuals such as Carr Bowers McClenny.
- 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: McCary Triple: [Michael McCary, familyName, McCary]
Generated description
McCary is a surname most notably associated with Michael McCary, the former bass singer of the R&B group Boyz II Men.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCary Target entity description: McCary is a surname most notably associated with Michael McCary, the former bass singer of the R&B group Boyz II Men.
-
A.
McKernan
McKernan is the surname of Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, the influential founding keyboardist and vocalist of the Grateful Dead.
-
B.
Crawford
Crawford is a Scottish-origin surname borne by numerous notable figures across politics, sports, arts, and entertainment.
-
C.
McKean
McKean is a Scottish and Irish surname borne by various notable individuals, including American Founding Father Thomas McKean.
-
D.
Winfield
Winfield is a masculine given name most notably borne by 19th-century American military leader Winfield Scott.
-
E.
McClenny
McClenny is a surname most notably associated with individuals such as Carr Bowers McClenny.
- 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_69c008cd17c8819082b82d3fbeb68047 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c063fb6b1c8190b19a674c18fc9c53 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c5196864788190934e7c66d450dcf1 |
completed | March 26, 2026, 11:32 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c51e9932cc8190bce03a28097a2ddc |
completed | March 26, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c51f1689dc8190bbd38cd7a5425224 |
completed | March 26, 2026, 11:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:26 p.m.