Triple
T11405745
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Marsh & McLennan Companies |
E270234
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Donald R. McLennan |
E474170
|
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 R. McLennan | Statement: [Marsh & McLennan Companies, foundedBy, Donald R. McLennan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald R. McLennan Context triple: [Marsh & McLennan Companies, foundedBy, Donald R. McLennan]
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A.
Donald R. McLennan
chosen
Donald R. McLennan was an American insurance executive and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the global professional services firm Marsh & McLennan.
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B.
Donald C. MacPherson
Donald C. MacPherson was the injured consumer whose landmark lawsuit against Buick Motor Company helped establish modern product liability law in the United States.
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C.
Norman Z. McLeod
Norman Z. McLeod was an American film director best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies in the 1930s and 1940s, including films with the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields.
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D.
John A. MacQuarrie
John A. MacQuarrie was an American sculptor best known for his public monuments and commemorative works in the early 20th century.
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E.
Wilfred J. McNeil
Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
- 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_69d6aaddeaa8819088b30ef7b50598c9 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8014c820c81908538ba4a08e13230 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe387a261c8190a9ac11d6e4e7b29c |
completed | May 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m.