Triple
T6745474
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brendan McFarlane |
E154199
|
entity |
| Predicate | alias |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bik McFarlane
Bik McFarlane is a former Provisional Irish Republican Army member best known for his role as the officer commanding IRA prisoners during the 1981 Irish hunger strike in the Maze Prison.
|
E616597
|
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: Bik McFarlane | Statement: [Brendan McFarlane, alias, Bik McFarlane]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bik McFarlane Context triple: [Brendan McFarlane, alias, Bik McFarlane]
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A.
Ray McKinnon
Ray McKinnon is an American actor, writer, producer, and director known for his character roles in film and television and for creating the acclaimed series "Rectify."
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B.
Bryan MacKenzie
Bryan MacKenzie is the charming, well-meaning fiancé of Annie Banks whose impending wedding throws her father’s life into comedic chaos in the film "Father of the Bride."
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C.
James McFarlane
James McFarlane was an American militia officer and prominent insurgent commander during the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s.
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D.
Ron MacFarlane
Ron MacFarlane is the father of American voice actress Rachael MacFarlane and the brother of animator and comedian Seth MacFarlane.
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E.
Ian Meakins
Ian Meakins is a British business executive known for leading major multinational companies, including serving as chairman of Unilever.
- 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: Bik McFarlane Triple: [Brendan McFarlane, alias, Bik McFarlane]
Generated description
Bik McFarlane is a former Provisional Irish Republican Army member best known for his role as the officer commanding IRA prisoners during the 1981 Irish hunger strike in the Maze Prison.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bik McFarlane Target entity description: Bik McFarlane is a former Provisional Irish Republican Army member best known for his role as the officer commanding IRA prisoners during the 1981 Irish hunger strike in the Maze Prison.
-
A.
Ray McKinnon
Ray McKinnon is an American actor, writer, producer, and director known for his character roles in film and television and for creating the acclaimed series "Rectify."
-
B.
Bryan MacKenzie
Bryan MacKenzie is the charming, well-meaning fiancé of Annie Banks whose impending wedding throws her father’s life into comedic chaos in the film "Father of the Bride."
-
C.
James McFarlane
James McFarlane was an American militia officer and prominent insurgent commander during the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s.
-
D.
Ron MacFarlane
Ron MacFarlane is the father of American voice actress Rachael MacFarlane and the brother of animator and comedian Seth MacFarlane.
-
E.
Ian Meakins
Ian Meakins is a British business executive known for leading major multinational companies, including serving as chairman of Unilever.
- 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_69c6880ef37881909268a5a7299b9293 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d1b74ae081908575c4e47c0ef297 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c70b13c8888190980e27fae58a0494 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:56 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c70ea22e98819085ee9cf976650e8d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 11:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c70f2c02ac8190ad82b0bbe40fd97e |
completed | March 27, 2026, 11:13 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:10 p.m.