Triple
T11855690
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alec McCowen |
E282034
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McCowen
McCowen is a surname most notably associated with the English actor Alec McCowen.
|
E949053
|
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: McCowen | Statement: [Alec McCowen, familyName, McCowen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCowen Context triple: [Alec McCowen, familyName, McCowen]
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A.
Cowan
Cowan is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, science, and the arts.
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B.
Cowens
Cowens is the surname of Dave Cowens, a Hall of Fame American basketball player best known for his career with the Boston Celtics.
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C.
McCully
McCully is a neighborhood in urban Honolulu, Hawaii, known for its mix of residential buildings, small businesses, and proximity to Waikiki and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
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D.
McCauley
McCauley is the maiden surname of Rosa Parks, the prominent American civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
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E.
Cohon
Cohon is the family surname of American actor, author, and narrator Peter Coyote, born Peter Cohon.
- 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: McCowen Triple: [Alec McCowen, familyName, McCowen]
Generated description
McCowen is a surname most notably associated with the English actor Alec McCowen.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCowen Target entity description: McCowen is a surname most notably associated with the English actor Alec McCowen.
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A.
Cowan
Cowan is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, science, and the arts.
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B.
Cowens
Cowens is the surname of Dave Cowens, a Hall of Fame American basketball player best known for his career with the Boston Celtics.
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C.
McCully
McCully is a neighborhood in urban Honolulu, Hawaii, known for its mix of residential buildings, small businesses, and proximity to Waikiki and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
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D.
McCauley
McCauley is the maiden surname of Rosa Parks, the prominent American civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
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E.
Cohon
Cohon is the family surname of American actor, author, and narrator Peter Coyote, born Peter Cohon.
- 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_69d6ab287ba48190a5178779fd19b9b7 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a697f4108190af984932d2118472 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:28 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f167d9b9e8819093582637941fc5ca |
completed | April 29, 2026, 2:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f17006e6108190b51b20ddf6d2368c |
completed | April 29, 2026, 2:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f17819af5c8190a98db3cd8eff8da2 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:16 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:43 p.m.