Triple

T2310737
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Contact Theatre E51949 entity
Predicate previousArtisticDirector P10190 FINISHED
Object John McGrath
John McGrath is a British theatre director and arts leader known for his innovative, socially engaged work in UK theatre and festivals.
E272422 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: John McGrath | Statement: [Contact Theatre, previousArtisticDirector, John McGrath]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John McGrath
Context triple: [Contact Theatre, previousArtisticDirector, John McGrath]
  • A. Tim McInnerny
    Tim McInnerny is a British actor best known for his comedic and character roles in television and film, particularly in the classic sitcom series Blackadder.
  • B. Kevin McClory
    Kevin McClory was an Irish screenwriter, producer, and director best known for his long-running legal battles and involvement in the creation and adaptation of the James Bond story "Thunderball."
  • C. Chris McAlister
    Chris McAlister is a former NFL cornerback best known for his Pro Bowl career with the Baltimore Ravens, including helping the team win Super Bowl XXXV.
  • D. Jack McHale
    Jack McHale is a relatively obscure individual known primarily as a namesake referenced in records of notable bearers of the surname McHale.
  • E. Michael McCusker
    Michael McCusker is an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the thriller "The Girl on the Train" (2016).
  • 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: John McGrath
Triple: [Contact Theatre, previousArtisticDirector, John McGrath]
Generated description
John McGrath is a British theatre director and arts leader known for his innovative, socially engaged work in UK theatre and festivals.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John McGrath
Target entity description: John McGrath is a British theatre director and arts leader known for his innovative, socially engaged work in UK theatre and festivals.
  • A. Tim McInnerny
    Tim McInnerny is a British actor best known for his comedic and character roles in television and film, particularly in the classic sitcom series Blackadder.
  • B. Kevin McClory
    Kevin McClory was an Irish screenwriter, producer, and director best known for his long-running legal battles and involvement in the creation and adaptation of the James Bond story "Thunderball."
  • C. Chris McAlister
    Chris McAlister is a former NFL cornerback best known for his Pro Bowl career with the Baltimore Ravens, including helping the team win Super Bowl XXXV.
  • D. Jack McHale
    Jack McHale is a relatively obscure individual known primarily as a namesake referenced in records of notable bearers of the surname McHale.
  • E. Michael McCusker
    Michael McCusker is an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the thriller "The Girl on the Train" (2016).
  • 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_69a88b0bb30c81908ded03b006d29387 completed March 4, 2026, 7:42 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc6188c2481908054887527c633fe completed March 7, 2026, 6:30 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af1f78cce88190a74f9ab6a540fe83 completed March 9, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69af208bd8c08190bb7baf0136da163d completed March 9, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69af2104b9a481908a6e3ec316deefd3 completed March 9, 2026, 7:35 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:49 p.m.