Triple
T19309797
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Poindexter |
E482933
|
entity |
| Predicate | precededBy |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Robert McFarlane |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Robert McFarlane | Statement: [John Poindexter, precededBy, Robert McFarlane]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert McFarlane Context triple: [John Poindexter, precededBy, Robert McFarlane]
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A.
Robert McFarlane
chosen
Robert McFarlane was a U.S. Marine Corps officer and national security official best known for serving in the Reagan administration and playing a central role in the Iran-Contra affair.
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B.
David Gauld
David Gauld is an architect known for his renovation work, including projects such as the redevelopment of The Bass museum.
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C.
Richard Lochhead
Richard Lochhead is a Scottish National Party politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament and held several ministerial roles in the Scottish Government.
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D.
Alasdair MacLeod
Alasdair MacLeod is a Scottish businessman known for his marriage to media executive Prudence Murdoch, daughter of Rupert Murdoch.
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E.
Alasdair Walker
Alasdair Walker is a cinematographer best known for his work on the romantic comedy film "The Decoy Bride."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8e8d04d5c8190baa816986f2b1d1e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:10 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e604cc62e08190b5ba5dfc44efdc5c |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:49 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:32 p.m.