Triple

T12384776
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert Maclay Widney E295834 entity
Predicate middleName P143 FINISHED
Object Maclay
Maclay is the middle name of Robert Maclay Widney, an American judge and one of the principal founders of the University of Southern California.
 E977113 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: Maclay | Statement: [Robert Maclay Widney, middleName, Maclay]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Maclay
Context triple: [Robert Maclay Widney, middleName, Maclay]
  • A. 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.
  • B. Leahey
    Leahey is a surname variant of Leahy, an Irish family name of Gaelic origin.
  • C. Knowlton
    Knowlton is an English surname borne by various notable figures, including military officers, politicians, and academics.
  • D. Knowlton
    Knowlton is a small unincorporated rural community located in Ringgold County, Iowa.
  • E. Ketcham
    Ketcham is a supporting character in the 1970 Western film "Rio Lobo," which stars John Wayne.
  • 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: Maclay
Triple: [Robert Maclay Widney, middleName, Maclay]
Generated description
Maclay is the middle name of Robert Maclay Widney, an American judge and one of the principal founders of the University of Southern California.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Maclay
Target entity description: Maclay is the middle name of Robert Maclay Widney, an American judge and one of the principal founders of the University of Southern California.
  • A. 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.
  • B. Leahey
    Leahey is a surname variant of Leahy, an Irish family name of Gaelic origin.
  • C. Knowlton
    Knowlton is an English surname borne by various notable figures, including military officers, politicians, and academics.
  • D. Knowlton
    Knowlton is a small unincorporated rural community located in Ringgold County, Iowa.
  • E. Ketcham
    Ketcham is a supporting character in the 1970 Western film "Rio Lobo," which stars John Wayne.
  • 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_69d6ad9e653c8190b1473c860ee53dae completed April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d93fbc3f608190b0ee3c4f304a94db completed April 10, 2026, 6:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f62ac78c5c81909fb3d63bc6c9cc01 completed May 2, 2026, 4:48 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f62be57e3c8190b4bd6813adc374ab completed May 2, 2026, 4:52 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f62c8194d881909db3d320a21f2052 completed May 2, 2026, 4:55 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:54 p.m.