Triple
T14611396
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McKnight |
E342967
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Reginald McKnight
Reginald McKnight is an American author and professor known for his short stories and novels that explore African American identity, culture, and contemporary life.
|
E1116582
|
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: Reginald McKnight | Statement: [McKnight, hasNotableBearer, Reginald McKnight]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reginald McKnight Context triple: [McKnight, hasNotableBearer, Reginald McKnight]
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A.
Kenneth McKnight
Kenneth McKnight is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the McKnight surname.
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B.
Cleavon Little
Cleavon Little was an American actor and comedian best known for his starring role as Sheriff Bart in Mel Brooks' satirical Western film "Blazing Saddles."
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C.
Danny McKnight
Danny McKnight is a U.S. Army Ranger officer known for his leadership during the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, later depicted in the film "Black Hawk Down."
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D.
Dulé Hill
Dulé Hill is an American actor best known for his roles as presidential aide Charlie Young on "The West Wing" and pharmaceutical salesman-turned-fake psychic Burton "Gus" Guster on "Psych."
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E.
Darold Duane Knowles
Darold Duane Knowles is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known for his role in the Oakland Athletics’ early-1970s championship teams.
- 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: Reginald McKnight Triple: [McKnight, hasNotableBearer, Reginald McKnight]
Generated description
Reginald McKnight is an American author and professor known for his short stories and novels that explore African American identity, culture, and contemporary life.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reginald McKnight Target entity description: Reginald McKnight is an American author and professor known for his short stories and novels that explore African American identity, culture, and contemporary life.
-
A.
Kenneth McKnight
Kenneth McKnight is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the McKnight surname.
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B.
Cleavon Little
Cleavon Little was an American actor and comedian best known for his starring role as Sheriff Bart in Mel Brooks' satirical Western film "Blazing Saddles."
-
C.
Danny McKnight
Danny McKnight is a U.S. Army Ranger officer known for his leadership during the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, later depicted in the film "Black Hawk Down."
-
D.
Dulé Hill
Dulé Hill is an American actor best known for his roles as presidential aide Charlie Young on "The West Wing" and pharmaceutical salesman-turned-fake psychic Burton "Gus" Guster on "Psych."
-
E.
Darold Duane Knowles
Darold Duane Knowles is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known for his role in the Oakland Athletics’ early-1970s championship teams.
- 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_69d822dec68081908c2553145c4051dc |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb450e6588190a94488d8e71888c8 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fdfb78c0308190908ba791fd8dc40e |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:04 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fdfe0cb9348190bbdadac6343b29c2 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:15 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fdfec4428c81909bf3dac434700a40 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:25 a.m.