Triple

T15441107
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Macfadyen E369901 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Alastair Macfadyen
Alastair Macfadyen is a notable individual who bears the Scottish surname Macfadyen, recognized for contributions associated with that family name.
E1158127 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: Alastair Macfadyen | Statement: [Macfadyen, hasNotableBearer, Alastair Macfadyen]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alastair Macfadyen
Context triple: [Macfadyen, hasNotableBearer, Alastair Macfadyen]
  • A. Dugald Macfadyen
    Dugald Macfadyen was a British Congregational minister, author, and biographer known for his religious writings and historical works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • B. Dougray Scott
    Dougray Scott is a Scottish actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent parts in projects like "Mission: Impossible 2," "Ever After," and various British dramas.
  • C. Angus Macfadyen
    Angus Macfadyen is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in films such as "Braveheart," "Equilibrium," and "Saw III," as well as numerous television appearances.
  • D. Robert Crombie
    Robert Crombie is a film producer best known for his work on the action-adventure movie "Soldiers of Fortune."
  • E. Jay McGillis
    Jay McGillis was a Boston College football player whose battle with leukemia inspired the creation of the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation to support families of children with cancer.
  • 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: Alastair Macfadyen
Triple: [Macfadyen, hasNotableBearer, Alastair Macfadyen]
Generated description
Alastair Macfadyen is a notable individual who bears the Scottish surname Macfadyen, recognized for contributions associated with that family name.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alastair Macfadyen
Target entity description: Alastair Macfadyen is a notable individual who bears the Scottish surname Macfadyen, recognized for contributions associated with that family name.
  • A. Dugald Macfadyen
    Dugald Macfadyen was a British Congregational minister, author, and biographer known for his religious writings and historical works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • B. Dougray Scott
    Dougray Scott is a Scottish actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent parts in projects like "Mission: Impossible 2," "Ever After," and various British dramas.
  • C. Angus Macfadyen
    Angus Macfadyen is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in films such as "Braveheart," "Equilibrium," and "Saw III," as well as numerous television appearances.
  • D. Robert Crombie
    Robert Crombie is a film producer best known for his work on the action-adventure movie "Soldiers of Fortune."
  • E. Jay McGillis
    Jay McGillis was a Boston College football player whose battle with leukemia inspired the creation of the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation to support families of children with cancer.
  • 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_69d85a19180081909925012fbf4e62a3 completed April 10, 2026, 2:02 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e03eddf258819082679970b7d2b6af completed April 16, 2026, 1:43 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff21a9b9188190a3f5de3ee18c5d3e completed May 9, 2026, 11:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff22e2f298819085c90e28acafef44 completed May 9, 2026, 12:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff240af68c8190af88834d97a42afb completed May 9, 2026, 12:09 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:21 a.m.