Triple

T10865973
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject McEwan E256529 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object John McEwan
John McEwan is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the McEwan surname rather than broad public recognition.
E904890 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: John McEwan | Statement: [McEwan, hasNotableBearer, John McEwan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John McEwan
Context triple: [McEwan, hasNotableBearer, John McEwan]
  • A. Philip McKeon
    Philip McKeon was an American actor best known for playing Tommy Hyatt, the son of the title character, on the sitcom "Alice."
  • B. Geoffrey McGivern
    Geoffrey McGivern is a British actor best known for originating the role of Ford Prefect in the radio and early television adaptations of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
  • C. Robert McMillan
    Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
  • D. Ed McHugh
    Ed McHugh is a relative of American character actor Frank McHugh, who was known for his prolific work in early 20th-century film and theater.
  • E. John McLeod
    John McLeod was a Scottish composer known for his orchestral works and film scores, including the music for the 1983 film "Another Time, Another Place."
  • 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: John McEwan
Triple: [McEwan, hasNotableBearer, John McEwan]
Generated description
John McEwan is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the McEwan surname rather than broad public recognition.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John McEwan
Target entity description: John McEwan is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the McEwan surname rather than broad public recognition.
  • A. Philip McKeon
    Philip McKeon was an American actor best known for playing Tommy Hyatt, the son of the title character, on the sitcom "Alice."
  • B. Geoffrey McGivern
    Geoffrey McGivern is a British actor best known for originating the role of Ford Prefect in the radio and early television adaptations of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
  • C. Robert McMillan
    Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
  • D. Ed McHugh
    Ed McHugh is a relative of American character actor Frank McHugh, who was known for his prolific work in early 20th-century film and theater.
  • E. John McLeod
    John McLeod was a Scottish composer known for his orchestral works and film scores, including the music for the 1983 film "Another Time, Another Place."
  • 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_69d6aa83d1448190a66d93c32394d21f completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d7516cebe881909ed358a7641f6a12 completed April 9, 2026, 7:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e3e6d27d8c8190b2c8ee9c54cf7fd1 completed April 18, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e3f01f9d048190b553184f0f6ce29c completed April 18, 2026, 8:57 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e3f3fef9308190b0354ed436c32e4c completed April 18, 2026, 9:13 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:20 p.m.