Triple
T3262872
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brian McKnight |
E68452
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McKnight
McKnight is a surname most prominently associated with American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Brian McKnight.
|
E342967
|
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: McKnight | Statement: [Brian McKnight, familyName, McKnight]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McKnight Context triple: [Brian McKnight, familyName, McKnight]
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A.
Zakheim
Zakheim is a surname most notably associated with Bernard Zakheim, a Polish-born American muralist known for his New Deal–era public artworks in California.
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B.
McClurg
McClurg is the namesake of the historic McClurg Building, a notable structure recognized for its architectural and cultural significance.
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C.
McAlister
McAlister is a small unincorporated community located in Quay County in eastern New Mexico, United States.
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D.
McCauley
McCauley is the maiden surname of Rosa Parks, the prominent American civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
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E.
Majkin
Majkin is a small settlement located on Namu Atoll in the Marshall Islands, likely serving as one of the atoll’s primary residential communities.
- 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: McKnight Triple: [Brian McKnight, familyName, McKnight]
Generated description
McKnight is a surname most prominently associated with American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Brian McKnight.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McKnight Target entity description: McKnight is a surname most prominently associated with American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Brian McKnight.
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A.
Zakheim
Zakheim is a surname most notably associated with Bernard Zakheim, a Polish-born American muralist known for his New Deal–era public artworks in California.
-
B.
McClurg
McClurg is the namesake of the historic McClurg Building, a notable structure recognized for its architectural and cultural significance.
-
C.
McAlister
McAlister is a small unincorporated community located in Quay County in eastern New Mexico, United States.
-
D.
McCauley
McCauley is the maiden surname of Rosa Parks, the prominent American civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
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E.
Majkin
Majkin is a small settlement located on Namu Atoll in the Marshall Islands, likely serving as one of the atoll’s primary residential communities.
- 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_69ad8590444081909e8107a8aeef3a23 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adafa908e881908cbb2ad137819ffb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b28ee2ec8481908a0c0f4a32c97fe0 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:01 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b296709f84819094fe9db721a44f83 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b2d6c1c65c81909e661c6beaaec9af |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:09 p.m.