Triple

T15441115
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Macfadyen E369901 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Ian Macfadyen
Ian Macfadyen is a notable individual who bears the surname Macfadyen, recognized for contributions associated with that family name.
E1162702 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: Ian Macfadyen | Statement: [Macfadyen, hasNotableBearer, Ian Macfadyen]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Macfadyen
Context triple: [Macfadyen, hasNotableBearer, Ian Macfadyen]
  • A. Billy Campbell
    Billy Campbell is an American actor best known for his roles in the TV drama "Once and Again" and the film "The Rocketeer."
  • B. Billy Campbell
    Billy Campbell is known as the brother of Krystle Campbell, one of the victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
  • 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. James Hutchison
    James Hutchison is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the Hutchison surname.
  • E. David Matthew Macfadyen
    David Matthew Macfadyen is a British actor best known for his roles in the television series "Succession" and the 2005 film adaptation of "Pride & Prejudice."
  • 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: Ian Macfadyen
Triple: [Macfadyen, hasNotableBearer, Ian Macfadyen]
Generated description
Ian Macfadyen is a notable individual who bears the surname Macfadyen, recognized for contributions associated with that family name.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Macfadyen
Target entity description: Ian Macfadyen is a notable individual who bears the surname Macfadyen, recognized for contributions associated with that family name.
  • A. Billy Campbell
    Billy Campbell is an American actor best known for his roles in the TV drama "Once and Again" and the film "The Rocketeer."
  • B. Billy Campbell
    Billy Campbell is known as the brother of Krystle Campbell, one of the victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
  • 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. James Hutchison
    James Hutchison is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the Hutchison surname.
  • E. David Matthew Macfadyen
    David Matthew Macfadyen is a British actor best known for his roles in the television series "Succession" and the 2005 film adaptation of "Pride & Prejudice."
  • 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_69ff3d42977881909ed07b58c029cbe9 completed May 9, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff40fa8b8c8190b75987e897a20cf5 completed May 9, 2026, 2:13 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff4158866c819087240d56e613f75c completed May 9, 2026, 2:14 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:21 a.m.