Triple
T14535682
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Norm Macdonald |
E341036
|
entity |
| Predicate | sibling |
P363
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Neil Macdonald
Neil Macdonald is a Canadian journalist and former CBC News correspondent known for his in-depth political reporting and international coverage.
|
E1126401
|
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: Neil Macdonald | Statement: [Norm Macdonald, sibling, Neil Macdonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neil Macdonald Context triple: [Norm Macdonald, sibling, Neil Macdonald]
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A.
Neil MacLeod
Neil MacLeod is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in politics, sports, and the arts.
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B.
Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall is an Australian architect best known as a founding director of the influential firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARM), recognized for its bold and unconventional public architecture.
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C.
Stephen MacLean
Stephen MacLean was an Australian screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his work on music-infused films and television, including the cult musical comedy "Starstruck" (1982).
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D.
Rob MacGregor
Rob MacGregor is an American author best known for writing several Indiana Jones tie-in novels and works of adventure and speculative fiction.
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E.
David McFadzean
David McFadzean is a television producer and writer best known as a co-creator of the hit sitcom "Home Improvement" and for his work on various American TV comedies.
- 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: Neil Macdonald Triple: [Norm Macdonald, sibling, Neil Macdonald]
Generated description
Neil Macdonald is a Canadian journalist and former CBC News correspondent known for his in-depth political reporting and international coverage.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neil Macdonald Target entity description: Neil Macdonald is a Canadian journalist and former CBC News correspondent known for his in-depth political reporting and international coverage.
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A.
Neil MacLeod
Neil MacLeod is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in politics, sports, and the arts.
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B.
Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall is an Australian architect best known as a founding director of the influential firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARM), recognized for its bold and unconventional public architecture.
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C.
Stephen MacLean
Stephen MacLean was an Australian screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his work on music-infused films and television, including the cult musical comedy "Starstruck" (1982).
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D.
Rob MacGregor
Rob MacGregor is an American author best known for writing several Indiana Jones tie-in novels and works of adventure and speculative fiction.
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E.
David McFadzean
David McFadzean is a television producer and writer best known as a co-creator of the hit sitcom "Home Improvement" and for his work on various American TV comedies.
- 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_69d822dac79c8190a84a073f3cbaced5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb1b9d39881908c7a3a5b17d432af |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe729f894881908647da558bef1031 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe732a6e148190814cf358bafb76b4 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe73fe39508190aa9b78617b729b51 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:38 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:22 a.m.