Triple
T21717479
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Skippy |
E536066
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Norman McLeod |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Norman McLeod | Statement: [Skippy, screenwriter, Norman McLeod]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman McLeod Context triple: [Skippy, screenwriter, Norman McLeod]
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A.
Norman MacLeod
Norman MacLeod is a Scottish name borne by several notable figures, including clergymen, writers, and clan leaders prominent in 19th-century Scotland.
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B.
Gordon Knox
Gordon Knox is a geologist who served as president of the Geological Society of London, a leading professional body for Earth scientists.
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C.
Norman Macrae
Norman Macrae was a British economist and journalist best known for his long career at The Economist and his influential, often prescient writings on future economic and technological trends.
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D.
James McMillan
James McMillan is a relatively obscure individual about whom only limited public information is available, making it difficult to identify a specific notable role or achievement.
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E.
James McMillan
James McMillan was a U.S. senator from Michigan best known for championing the early 20th-century urban planning effort that reshaped Washington, D.C., commonly referred to as the McMillan Plan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman McLeod Target entity description: Norman McLeod was an American film director and screenwriter best known for his work on classic comedies in the 1930s and 1940s, including films with the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields.
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A.
Norman MacLeod
Norman MacLeod is a Scottish name borne by several notable figures, including clergymen, writers, and clan leaders prominent in 19th-century Scotland.
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B.
Gordon Knox
Gordon Knox is a geologist who served as president of the Geological Society of London, a leading professional body for Earth scientists.
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C.
Norman Macrae
Norman Macrae was a British economist and journalist best known for his long career at The Economist and his influential, often prescient writings on future economic and technological trends.
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D.
James McMillan
James McMillan is a relatively obscure individual about whom only limited public information is available, making it difficult to identify a specific notable role or achievement.
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E.
James McMillan
James McMillan was a U.S. senator from Michigan best known for championing the early 20th-century urban planning effort that reshaped Washington, D.C., commonly referred to as the McMillan Plan.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69e0c46c6dd88190a595375fa6ebd701 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69efd96babdc81908226ec043dbe7431 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:47 p.m.