Triple
T7407927
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MacNeil |
E170925
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Neil MacNeil
Neil MacNeil was a prominent American journalist and longtime congressional correspondent for Time magazine, known for his authoritative coverage of the U.S. Congress.
|
E661490
|
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: Neil MacNeil | Statement: [MacNeil, hasNotableBearer, Neil MacNeil]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neil MacNeil Context triple: [MacNeil, hasNotableBearer, Neil MacNeil]
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A.
Mick MacNeil
Mick MacNeil is a Scottish keyboardist and songwriter best known as a core member of the rock band Simple Minds during their most commercially successful period in the 1980s.
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B.
Andrew McAlpine
Andrew McAlpine is a British production designer and art director known for his distinctive visual work on films such as "Sid and Nancy."
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C.
Al MacNeil
Al MacNeil is a Canadian former NHL defenseman and coach best known for leading the Montreal Canadiens to the 1971 Stanley Cup championship.
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D.
Andy MacLennan
Andy MacLennan was an actor known for his role in the 1926 silent crime film "The Blackbird."
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E.
Mike MacLean
Mike MacLean is a screenwriter best known for his work on the cult sci-fi horror film "Sharktopus" and other genre projects.
- 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: Neil MacNeil Triple: [MacNeil, hasNotableBearer, Neil MacNeil]
Generated description
Neil MacNeil was a prominent American journalist and longtime congressional correspondent for Time magazine, known for his authoritative coverage of the U.S. Congress.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neil MacNeil Target entity description: Neil MacNeil was a prominent American journalist and longtime congressional correspondent for Time magazine, known for his authoritative coverage of the U.S. Congress.
-
A.
Mick MacNeil
Mick MacNeil is a Scottish keyboardist and songwriter best known as a core member of the rock band Simple Minds during their most commercially successful period in the 1980s.
-
B.
Andrew McAlpine
Andrew McAlpine is a British production designer and art director known for his distinctive visual work on films such as "Sid and Nancy."
-
C.
Al MacNeil
Al MacNeil is a Canadian former NHL defenseman and coach best known for leading the Montreal Canadiens to the 1971 Stanley Cup championship.
-
D.
Andy MacLennan
Andy MacLennan was an actor known for his role in the 1926 silent crime film "The Blackbird."
-
E.
Mike MacLean
Mike MacLean is a screenwriter best known for his work on the cult sci-fi horror film "Sharktopus" and other genre projects.
- 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_69c68a6010108190925e5284de022660 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f298f2388190afc944c9bc78749a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8111fcd948190adbe6280df53a916 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c8128aaab08190926a782b379d364f |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c812df0b948190805862c5f176c956 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:10 p.m.