Triple
T7675775
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McDonald’s |
E173856
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Maurice McDonald
Maurice McDonald was an American entrepreneur who, with his brother Richard, created the original fast-food restaurant concept that evolved into the global McDonald’s chain.
|
E687348
|
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: Maurice McDonald | Statement: [McDonald’s, foundedBy, Maurice McDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maurice McDonald Context triple: [McDonald’s, foundedBy, Maurice McDonald]
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A.
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, often playing comic sidekicks and supporting roles.
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B.
Victor Maddern
Victor Maddern was a British character actor known for his prolific film and television work from the 1950s onward, often portraying tough or military types in comedies and dramas.
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C.
Don McKay
Don McKay is a Canadian poet renowned for his nature-focused, philosophically rich verse and significant influence on contemporary Canadian poetry.
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D.
Malcolm McDonald
Malcolm McDonald is a British marketing scholar and author renowned for his influential work on marketing planning and strategy.
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E.
James McKay
James McKay is the principled and peace-seeking Easterner who becomes embroiled in a violent Western land feud in the classic film "The Big Country."
- 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: Maurice McDonald Triple: [McDonald’s, foundedBy, Maurice McDonald]
Generated description
Maurice McDonald was an American entrepreneur who, with his brother Richard, created the original fast-food restaurant concept that evolved into the global McDonald’s chain.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maurice McDonald Target entity description: Maurice McDonald was an American entrepreneur who, with his brother Richard, created the original fast-food restaurant concept that evolved into the global McDonald’s chain.
-
A.
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, often playing comic sidekicks and supporting roles.
-
B.
Victor Maddern
Victor Maddern was a British character actor known for his prolific film and television work from the 1950s onward, often portraying tough or military types in comedies and dramas.
-
C.
Don McKay
Don McKay is a Canadian poet renowned for his nature-focused, philosophically rich verse and significant influence on contemporary Canadian poetry.
-
D.
Malcolm McDonald
Malcolm McDonald is a British marketing scholar and author renowned for his influential work on marketing planning and strategy.
-
E.
James McKay
James McKay is the principled and peace-seeking Easterner who becomes embroiled in a violent Western land feud in the classic film "The Big Country."
- 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_69c6995703e0819081de77361b602e78 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c701e333f08190a9ee87080c6d0118 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8c7b8b1fc8190a3c81c0ee018bb97 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 6:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c8c8fec84c8190a18b20fe614b4a60 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8c96f603c8190af51b36b24a7f1c5 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 6:40 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 4:01 p.m.