Triple

T7249119
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gunsmoke E156550 entity
Predicate creator P184 FINISHED
Object Norman Macdonnell
Norman Macdonnell was an American radio and television producer best known for co-creating and producing the classic Western drama series "Gunsmoke."
 E663723 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: Norman Macdonnell | Statement: [Gunsmoke, creator, Norman Macdonnell]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Norman Macdonnell
Context triple: [Gunsmoke, creator, Norman Macdonnell]
  • A. Norman MacLeod
    Norman MacLeod is a Scottish name borne by several notable figures, including clergymen, writers, and clan leaders prominent in 19th-century Scotland.
  • B. John MacLeod
    John MacLeod is known as the husband of Prudence Murdoch, the eldest daughter of media magnate Rupert Murdoch.
  • C. John MacLeod
    John MacLeod was an American basketball coach best known for leading the Phoenix Suns to multiple playoff appearances, including a trip to the 1976 NBA Finals.
  • D. John Lorne Campbell
    John Lorne Campbell was a Scottish historian, folklorist, and Gaelic scholar best known for his preservation of Hebridean culture and traditional music.
  • E. Henry MacRae
    Henry MacRae was an early 20th-century American film producer and director known for his work on serials and genre films at Universal Pictures.
  • 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: Norman Macdonnell
Triple: [Gunsmoke, creator, Norman Macdonnell]
Generated description
Norman Macdonnell was an American radio and television producer best known for co-creating and producing the classic Western drama series "Gunsmoke."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Norman Macdonnell
Target entity description: Norman Macdonnell was an American radio and television producer best known for co-creating and producing the classic Western drama series "Gunsmoke."
  • A. Norman MacLeod
    Norman MacLeod is a Scottish name borne by several notable figures, including clergymen, writers, and clan leaders prominent in 19th-century Scotland.
  • B. John MacLeod
    John MacLeod is known as the husband of Prudence Murdoch, the eldest daughter of media magnate Rupert Murdoch.
  • C. John MacLeod
    John MacLeod was an American basketball coach best known for leading the Phoenix Suns to multiple playoff appearances, including a trip to the 1976 NBA Finals.
  • D. John Lorne Campbell
    John Lorne Campbell was a Scottish historian, folklorist, and Gaelic scholar best known for his preservation of Hebridean culture and traditional music.
  • E. Henry MacRae
    Henry MacRae was an early 20th-century American film producer and director known for his work on serials and genre films at Universal Pictures.
  • 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_69c68827b5e481908dc05e145b2c92d4 completed March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6ea77a3588190accf31860170f052 completed March 27, 2026, 8:37 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c81eaf59988190a656dae4e588c496 completed March 28, 2026, 6:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c81fb91eb88190b6436ace69d44211 completed March 28, 2026, 6:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c822f547388190be0879b70542a421 completed March 28, 2026, 6:50 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:56 p.m.