Triple
T11936008
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John McShain, Inc. |
E284046
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John McShain |
E58988
|
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: John McShain | Statement: [John McShain, Inc., foundedBy, John McShain]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John McShain Context triple: [John McShain, Inc., foundedBy, John McShain]
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A.
John McShain
chosen
John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
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B.
Jack B. Sowards
Jack B. Sowards was an American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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C.
George Shively
George Shively was an early 20th-century Negro league outfielder known for his speed, strong defense, and key role on several prominent Black baseball teams.
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D.
John McIntire
John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
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E.
J. T. Walsh
J. T. Walsh was an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in numerous films of the 1980s and 1990s.
- 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_69d6ab2ce9c48190b5d39511b524f666 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d90306fcf48190a963d2d1932288d1 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f69b78f55c81908c41bccdcecf2d22 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:45 p.m.