Triple

T16847506
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sky High E409581 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object Kevin McDonald
Kevin McDonald is a Canadian actor and comedian best known as a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall and for his numerous film and television roles.
E247544 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: Kevin McDonald | Statement: [Sky High, starring, Kevin McDonald]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kevin McDonald
Context triple: [Sky High, starring, Kevin McDonald]
  • A. Kevin McDonald
    Kevin McDonald is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer best known as one of the founding members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
  • B. Brian McDonald
    Brian McDonald is a name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as sports, writing, and entertainment.
  • C. Ben McDonald
    Ben McDonald is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher best known for being the first overall pick in the 1989 MLB Draft and for his standout collegiate career before playing primarily with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • D. Steven McDonald
    Steven McDonald was a New York City police officer who became widely known for his forgiveness and advocacy for peace after being paralyzed in the line of duty.
  • E. Paul McDonald
    Paul McDonald is an American singer-songwriter and former "American Idol" contestant known for his folk-rock style and distinctive raspy voice.
  • 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: Kevin McDonald
Triple: [Sky High, starring, Kevin McDonald]
Generated description
Kevin McDonald is a Canadian actor and comedian best known as a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall and for his numerous film and television roles.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kevin McDonald
Target entity description: Kevin McDonald is a Canadian actor and comedian best known as a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall and for his numerous film and television roles.
  • A. Kevin McDonald chosen
    Kevin McDonald is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer best known as one of the founding members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
  • B. Brian McDonald
    Brian McDonald is a name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as sports, writing, and entertainment.
  • C. Ben McDonald
    Ben McDonald is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher best known for being the first overall pick in the 1989 MLB Draft and for his standout collegiate career before playing primarily with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • D. Steven McDonald
    Steven McDonald was a New York City police officer who became widely known for his forgiveness and advocacy for peace after being paralyzed in the line of duty.
  • E. Paul McDonald
    Paul McDonald is an American singer-songwriter and former "American Idol" contestant known for his folk-rock style and distinctive raspy voice.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d883952b048190887740a980b712ed completed April 10, 2026, 4:59 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3b376bac48190ae09f29a28c55f8c completed April 18, 2026, 4:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a00dbfb781881908f4d56f523e78f7a completed May 10, 2026, 7:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0114d33cac819083d8e542ea5bc274 completed May 10, 2026, 11:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0115c583608190bf07ac205399f253 completed May 10, 2026, 11:33 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:24 a.m.