Triple
T12161494
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ian McNaught-Davis |
E289718
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McNaught-Davis
McNaught-Davis is the surname of Ian McNaught-Davis, a British mountaineer and television presenter known for popularizing computing in the UK.
|
E965521
|
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: McNaught-Davis | Statement: [Ian McNaught-Davis, familyName, McNaught-Davis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McNaught-Davis Context triple: [Ian McNaught-Davis, familyName, McNaught-Davis]
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A.
McDowall
McDowall is a Scottish surname most famously associated with English-American actor Roddy McDowall, known for his roles in film, television, and theater.
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B.
Laird-Clowes
Laird-Clowes is the hyphenated surname of British musician and composer Nick Laird-Clowes, best known as the frontman of the band The Dream Academy.
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C.
Harcourt-Reilly
Harcourt-Reilly is the hyphenated surname of Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly, a fictional character from T.S. Eliot’s play "The Cocktail Party."
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D.
McNaughton
McNaughton is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as politics, the military, academia, and the arts.
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E.
Hart-Davis
Hart-Davis is a British surname notably associated with figures such as science broadcaster and historian Adam Hart-Davis.
- 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: McNaught-Davis Triple: [Ian McNaught-Davis, familyName, McNaught-Davis]
Generated description
McNaught-Davis is the surname of Ian McNaught-Davis, a British mountaineer and television presenter known for popularizing computing in the UK.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McNaught-Davis Target entity description: McNaught-Davis is the surname of Ian McNaught-Davis, a British mountaineer and television presenter known for popularizing computing in the UK.
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A.
McDowall
McDowall is a Scottish surname most famously associated with English-American actor Roddy McDowall, known for his roles in film, television, and theater.
-
B.
Laird-Clowes
Laird-Clowes is the hyphenated surname of British musician and composer Nick Laird-Clowes, best known as the frontman of the band The Dream Academy.
-
C.
Harcourt-Reilly
Harcourt-Reilly is the hyphenated surname of Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly, a fictional character from T.S. Eliot’s play "The Cocktail Party."
-
D.
McNaughton
McNaughton is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as politics, the military, academia, and the arts.
-
E.
Hart-Davis
Hart-Davis is a British surname notably associated with figures such as science broadcaster and historian Adam Hart-Davis.
- 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_69d6ab4d6c00819095a9a7c35de83cfb |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d915c395e48190a16e97fd29787a51 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f5f6a0baf0819094e90b7e92b979d4 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f600b7385881909ddb86a1d39ff5d4 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:48 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f601ebaa448190ba59485d9d7d68d1 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:53 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:50 p.m.