Triple

T14888702
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Andrew McCarthy E359696 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Andrew Thomas McCarthy
Andrew Thomas McCarthy is an American actor, director, and travel writer best known as a member of the 1980s "Brat Pack" for his roles in films like "St. Elmo's Fire" and "Pretty in Pink."
E1126176 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: Andrew Thomas McCarthy | Statement: [Andrew McCarthy, birthName, Andrew Thomas McCarthy]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew Thomas McCarthy
Context triple: [Andrew McCarthy, birthName, Andrew Thomas McCarthy]
  • A. Nicholas McCarthy
    Nicholas McCarthy is an American filmmaker best known for directing atmospheric horror films such as "The Pact" and "At the Devil's Door."
  • B. Callan Mulvey
    Callan Mulvey is an Australian actor known for his intense screen presence in action and genre films and television series, including roles in projects like "300: Rise of an Empire," "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," and "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."
  • C. Michael Fitzpatrick
    Michael Fitzpatrick is a character featured in the story of Lydia, likely serving as a significant figure in her narrative or relationships.
  • D. Ian Mackley
    Ian Mackley is the husband of British comedian and television personality Julian Clary.
  • E. Francis McAvennie
    Francis McAvennie is a former Scottish professional footballer best known as a prolific striker for clubs such as West Ham United and Celtic during the 1980s.
  • 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: Andrew Thomas McCarthy
Triple: [Andrew McCarthy, birthName, Andrew Thomas McCarthy]
Generated description
Andrew Thomas McCarthy is an American actor, director, and travel writer best known as a member of the 1980s "Brat Pack" for his roles in films like "St. Elmo's Fire" and "Pretty in Pink."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew Thomas McCarthy
Target entity description: Andrew Thomas McCarthy is an American actor, director, and travel writer best known as a member of the 1980s "Brat Pack" for his roles in films like "St. Elmo's Fire" and "Pretty in Pink."
  • A. Nicholas McCarthy
    Nicholas McCarthy is an American filmmaker best known for directing atmospheric horror films such as "The Pact" and "At the Devil's Door."
  • B. Callan Mulvey
    Callan Mulvey is an Australian actor known for his intense screen presence in action and genre films and television series, including roles in projects like "300: Rise of an Empire," "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," and "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."
  • C. Michael Fitzpatrick
    Michael Fitzpatrick is a character featured in the story of Lydia, likely serving as a significant figure in her narrative or relationships.
  • D. Ian Mackley
    Ian Mackley is the husband of British comedian and television personality Julian Clary.
  • E. Francis McAvennie
    Francis McAvennie is a former Scottish professional footballer best known as a prolific striker for clubs such as West Ham United and Celtic during the 1980s.
  • 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_69d827980cbc8190a0c569ae3940a1d9 completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded5f6cf5c8190b6b28f58fafe5d59 completed April 15, 2026, 12:04 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe6b5f22c08190a9530cbd78cfc801 completed May 8, 2026, 11:01 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe6f9b33748190aee0c27879866ca1 completed May 8, 2026, 11:19 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe703e8c28819081b7bfe638a2202e completed May 8, 2026, 11:22 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:09 a.m.