Triple
T9839698
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Hard Way |
E239189
|
entity |
| Predicate | cinematographyBy |
P1953
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Donald McAlpine |
E210605
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Donald McAlpine | Statement: [The Hard Way, cinematographyBy, Donald McAlpine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald McAlpine Context triple: [The Hard Way, cinematographyBy, Donald McAlpine]
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A.
Donald McAlpine
chosen
Donald McAlpine is an acclaimed Australian cinematographer known for his visually distinctive work on numerous prominent films across several decades.
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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.
Don Leitch
Don Leitch is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Leitch, though specific widely known public details about him are limited.
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D.
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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E.
David McRae
David McRae is an author known for his work on the song "Maria Maria."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca84e3f0c48190ada72a65ebd50efd |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb34b045481908f89abd576aab497 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d71c3fa4b88190be4ce7b64335a99f |
completed | April 9, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:33 p.m.