Triple

T22334074
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dunoon Grammar School E552096 entity
Predicate hasNotableAlumni P51 FINISHED
Object Alan MacDonald (writer) 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: Alan MacDonald (writer) | Statement: [Dunoon Grammar School, hasNotableAlumni, Alan MacDonald (writer)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan MacDonald (writer)
Context triple: [Dunoon Grammar School, hasNotableAlumni, Alan MacDonald (writer)]
  • A. Ken MacLeod
    Ken MacLeod is a Scottish science fiction author known for his politically charged, idea-driven novels that explore socialism, libertarianism, and future societies.
  • B. Alasdair MacLeod
    Alasdair MacLeod is a Scottish businessman known for his marriage to media executive Prudence Murdoch, daughter of Rupert Murdoch.
  • C. Neil Macdonald
    Neil Macdonald is a Canadian journalist and former CBC News correspondent known for his in-depth political reporting and international coverage.
  • D. Angus MacDonald
    Angus MacDonald is a Scottish politician who has represented the Falkirk West constituency in the Scottish Parliament.
  • E. Grant McDermid
    Grant McDermid is a notable individual who bears the Scottish surname MacDermid, associated with the historic MacDermid family lineage.
  • 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: Alan MacDonald (writer)
Target entity description: Alan MacDonald is a British children's author and television writer best known for creating and co-writing popular series such as "Horrid Henry."
  • A. Ken MacLeod
    Ken MacLeod is a Scottish science fiction author known for his politically charged, idea-driven novels that explore socialism, libertarianism, and future societies.
  • B. Alasdair MacLeod
    Alasdair MacLeod is a Scottish businessman known for his marriage to media executive Prudence Murdoch, daughter of Rupert Murdoch.
  • C. Neil Macdonald
    Neil Macdonald is a Canadian journalist and former CBC News correspondent known for his in-depth political reporting and international coverage.
  • D. Angus MacDonald
    Angus MacDonald is a Scottish politician who has represented the Falkirk West constituency in the Scottish Parliament.
  • E. Grant McDermid
    Grant McDermid is a notable individual who bears the Scottish surname MacDermid, associated with the historic MacDermid family lineage.
  • 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_69e11e482f788190b78d1588fc26d606 completed April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f1577cdcb08190a760e195c1051adb completed April 29, 2026, 12:57 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:43 p.m.