Triple

T12355984
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Birthday Party E294614 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object McCann
McCann is a central, enigmatic character in Harold Pinter’s play "The Birthday Party," known for his menacing presence and ambiguous motives.
E979912 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: McCann | Statement: [The Birthday Party, mainCharacter, McCann]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCann
Context triple: [The Birthday Party, mainCharacter, McCann]
  • A. McCallany
    McCallany is the surname of American actor Holt McCallany, known for his roles in film and television, particularly in crime and drama series.
  • B. Mullaney
    Mullaney is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in sports, politics, and the arts.
  • C. Goodmayes
    Goodmayes is a suburban district in East London known for its residential character, diverse community, and rail links into central London.
  • D. McCants
    McCants is the surname of American singer-songwriter Victoria Monét, known for her R&B music and songwriting for major pop artists.
  • E. Magnum
    Magnum is a popular global ice cream brand known for its premium chocolate-coated ice cream bars.
  • 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: McCann
Triple: [The Birthday Party, mainCharacter, McCann]
Generated description
McCann is a central, enigmatic character in Harold Pinter’s play "The Birthday Party," known for his menacing presence and ambiguous motives.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCann
Target entity description: McCann is a central, enigmatic character in Harold Pinter’s play "The Birthday Party," known for his menacing presence and ambiguous motives.
  • A. McCallany
    McCallany is the surname of American actor Holt McCallany, known for his roles in film and television, particularly in crime and drama series.
  • B. Mullaney
    Mullaney is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in sports, politics, and the arts.
  • C. Goodmayes
    Goodmayes is a suburban district in East London known for its residential character, diverse community, and rail links into central London.
  • D. McCants
    McCants is the surname of American singer-songwriter Victoria Monét, known for her R&B music and songwriting for major pop artists.
  • E. Magnum
    Magnum is a popular global ice cream brand known for its premium chocolate-coated ice cream bars.
  • 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_69d6ab6ccbec8190b09e2d357aa80064 completed April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d93f8bc60c8190b0ceb84093e70db4 completed April 10, 2026, 6:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f62ab4cdec8190849604ef2ec498ba completed May 2, 2026, 4:47 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f62be420308190bcb00d8b37b09ea2 completed May 2, 2026, 4:52 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f63050f5d48190881688d12c4c1819 completed May 2, 2026, 5:11 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:54 p.m.