Triple
T23163417
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ron "Pigpen" McKernan |
E578647
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSurname |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | McKernan |
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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: McKernan | Statement: [Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, hasSurname, McKernan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McKernan Context triple: [Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, hasSurname, McKernan]
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A.
McKernan
chosen
McKernan is the surname of Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, the influential founding keyboardist and vocalist of the Grateful Dead.
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B.
McKiernan
McKiernan is a surname most prominently associated with U.S. Army General David D. McKiernan, who commanded coalition ground forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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C.
Mackenzell
Mackenzell is a small village in the Hesse region of central Germany.
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D.
McClarnon
McClarnon is a surname most notably associated with American actor Zahn McClarnon, known for his roles in television series such as "Longmire" and "Reservation Dogs."
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E.
McGarragle
McGarragle is a variant spelling of the surname McGarrigle, which is of Irish origin.
- 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_69e245fc75348190a0288401044c8af8 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f18f29be30819091e18551044a98f3 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:55 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 4:02 p.m.