Triple

T14711699
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Snowfall E345561 entity
Predicate followsCharacter P10688 FINISHED
Object Teddy McDonald
Teddy McDonald is a key character in the crime drama series "Snowfall," serving as a morally conflicted CIA operative entangled in the rise of the crack cocaine epidemic in 1980s Los Angeles.
E1116218 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: Teddy McDonald | Statement: [Snowfall, followsCharacter, Teddy McDonald]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Teddy McDonald
Context triple: [Snowfall, followsCharacter, Teddy McDonald]
  • A. Phil McDonald
    Phil McDonald is a British recording engineer best known for his work on classic Beatles sessions at Abbey Road Studios.
  • B. Patrick McDonald
    Patrick McDonald is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts, rather than referring to a single widely recognized public figure.
  • C. Teddy McSwiney
    Teddy McSwiney is a kind-hearted, charming young man from the Australian novel and film "The Dressmaker," known for his close relationship with protagonist Tilly Dunnage and his tragic fate.
  • D. Ray McDonald
    Ray McDonald was an American actor and dancer known for his musical film roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
  • E. Brian McDonald
    Brian McDonald is a name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as sports, writing, and entertainment.
  • 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: Teddy McDonald
Triple: [Snowfall, followsCharacter, Teddy McDonald]
Generated description
Teddy McDonald is a key character in the crime drama series "Snowfall," serving as a morally conflicted CIA operative entangled in the rise of the crack cocaine epidemic in 1980s Los Angeles.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Teddy McDonald
Target entity description: Teddy McDonald is a key character in the crime drama series "Snowfall," serving as a morally conflicted CIA operative entangled in the rise of the crack cocaine epidemic in 1980s Los Angeles.
  • A. Phil McDonald
    Phil McDonald is a British recording engineer best known for his work on classic Beatles sessions at Abbey Road Studios.
  • B. Patrick McDonald
    Patrick McDonald is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts, rather than referring to a single widely recognized public figure.
  • C. Teddy McSwiney
    Teddy McSwiney is a kind-hearted, charming young man from the Australian novel and film "The Dressmaker," known for his close relationship with protagonist Tilly Dunnage and his tragic fate.
  • D. Ray McDonald
    Ray McDonald was an American actor and dancer known for his musical film roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
  • E. Brian McDonald
    Brian McDonald is a name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as sports, writing, and entertainment.
  • 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_69d822e4a8c08190a155df736bb7bc13 completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69deb982bf248190881e21a8a0861a3f completed April 14, 2026, 10:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fdf08f2aa08190a5ac3240d1de90fb completed May 8, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fdf23d4928819093630e25616abb2d completed May 8, 2026, 2:25 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fdf31fcb4081908a88cf4d4c5ddced completed May 8, 2026, 2:28 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:28 a.m.