Triple

T11859419
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Stepmom E282120 entity
Predicate cinematographer P1953 FINISHED
Object Donald M. McAlpine
Donald M. McAlpine is an acclaimed Australian cinematographer known for his work on numerous major films, including collaborations with directors like Bruce Beresford and Baz Luhrmann.
E1256667 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: Donald M. McAlpine | Statement: [Stepmom, cinematographer, Donald M. McAlpine]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald M. McAlpine
Context triple: [Stepmom, cinematographer, Donald M. McAlpine]
  • A. Donald R. McLennan
    Donald R. McLennan was an American insurance executive and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the global professional services firm Marsh & McLennan.
  • B. 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.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Ronald C. Speirs
    Ronald C. Speirs was a highly regarded and famously tough American paratrooper officer of World War II, best known for his combat leadership in the 101st Airborne Division’s Easy Company and his later portrayal in the miniseries "Band of Brothers."
  • E. Donald R. Seawell
    Donald R. Seawell was an American attorney, theatrical producer, and arts patron best known for his influential role in developing Denver’s cultural landscape.
  • 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: Donald M. McAlpine
Triple: [Stepmom, cinematographer, Donald M. McAlpine]
Generated description
Donald M. McAlpine is an acclaimed Australian cinematographer known for his work on numerous major films, including collaborations with directors like Bruce Beresford and Baz Luhrmann.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald M. McAlpine
Target entity description: Donald M. McAlpine is an acclaimed Australian cinematographer known for his work on numerous major films, including collaborations with directors like Bruce Beresford and Baz Luhrmann.
  • A. Donald R. McLennan
    Donald R. McLennan was an American insurance executive and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the global professional services firm Marsh & McLennan.
  • B. 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.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Ronald C. Speirs
    Ronald C. Speirs was a highly regarded and famously tough American paratrooper officer of World War II, best known for his combat leadership in the 101st Airborne Division’s Easy Company and his later portrayal in the miniseries "Band of Brothers."
  • E. Donald R. Seawell
    Donald R. Seawell was an American attorney, theatrical producer, and arts patron best known for his influential role in developing Denver’s cultural landscape.
  • 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_69d8a69a099c8190a674db64c50eca5a completed April 10, 2026, 7:28 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a015fb168548190afb975ef60fa5f3e completed May 11, 2026, 4:48 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0161b31540819098aa6275f96433ad completed May 11, 2026, 4:57 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a016299d9ac8190be74d5db0d28ea36 completed May 11, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:43 p.m.