Triple

T10808505
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alistair MacLean E255029 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object MacLean
MacLean is a Scottish surname most famously associated with bestselling thriller and adventure novelist Alistair MacLean.
 E888061 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: MacLean | Statement: [Alistair MacLean, familyName, MacLean]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacLean
Context triple: [Alistair MacLean, familyName, MacLean]
  • A. Maclean
    Maclean is a riverside town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known for its strong Scottish heritage and annual Highland Gathering.
  • B. Mike MacLean
    Mike MacLean is a screenwriter best known for his work on the cult sci-fi horror film "Sharktopus" and other genre projects.
  • C. MacPherson
    MacPherson is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Highland clan Macpherson and borne by various notable figures in arts, politics, and public life.
  • D. MacAndrew
    MacAndrew is a Scottish surname, historically a variant of Anderson, associated with families and clans of Gaelic origin.
  • E. Alan MacDonald
    Alan MacDonald was a British production designer and art director known for his stylish, visually distinctive work on films such as "Bright Young Things," "The Queen," and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
  • 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: MacLean
Triple: [Alistair MacLean, familyName, MacLean]
Generated description
MacLean is a Scottish surname most famously associated with bestselling thriller and adventure novelist Alistair MacLean.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacLean
Target entity description: MacLean is a Scottish surname most famously associated with bestselling thriller and adventure novelist Alistair MacLean.
  • A. Maclean
    Maclean is a riverside town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known for its strong Scottish heritage and annual Highland Gathering.
  • B. Mike MacLean
    Mike MacLean is a screenwriter best known for his work on the cult sci-fi horror film "Sharktopus" and other genre projects.
  • C. MacPherson
    MacPherson is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Highland clan Macpherson and borne by various notable figures in arts, politics, and public life.
  • D. MacAndrew
    MacAndrew is a Scottish surname, historically a variant of Anderson, associated with families and clans of Gaelic origin.
  • E. Alan MacDonald
    Alan MacDonald was a British production designer and art director known for his stylish, visually distinctive work on films such as "Bright Young Things," "The Queen," and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
  • 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_69d6aa61c15c8190a1839550c56e75e1 completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d733b60c6481909b043565a65f996d completed April 9, 2026, 5:05 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69de8513fe0881909d6833c85aac03a8 completed April 14, 2026, 6:19 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69de8e6f3fac8190bcd1675978d6d6d7 completed April 14, 2026, 6:58 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69de8fa679cc81909cb51035e5403ce9 completed April 14, 2026, 7:04 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:18 p.m.