Triple
T3530125
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Johnston McCulley |
E74638
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McCulley
McCulley is the surname of Johnston McCulley, the American author best known as the creator of the masked vigilante character Zorro.
|
E364420
|
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: McCulley | Statement: [Johnston McCulley, familyName, McCulley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCulley Context triple: [Johnston McCulley, familyName, McCulley]
-
A.
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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B.
O'Malley
O'Malley is an Irish-origin surname commonly associated with notable figures in politics, sports, and entertainment.
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C.
Buckley
Buckley is a small city in Washington State known for its rural character and proximity to Mount Rainier.
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D.
Buckley
Buckley is a surname most prominently associated with William F. Buckley Jr., the influential American conservative author and founder of National Review.
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E.
O'Cullen
O'Cullen is an Irish surname, a variant of Cullen, typically associated with Gaelic family lineages.
- 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: McCulley Triple: [Johnston McCulley, familyName, McCulley]
Generated description
McCulley is the surname of Johnston McCulley, the American author best known as the creator of the masked vigilante character Zorro.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCulley Target entity description: McCulley is the surname of Johnston McCulley, the American author best known as the creator of the masked vigilante character Zorro.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
O'Malley
O'Malley is an Irish-origin surname commonly associated with notable figures in politics, sports, and entertainment.
-
C.
Buckley
Buckley is a surname most prominently associated with William F. Buckley Jr., the influential American conservative author and founder of National Review.
-
D.
Buckley
Buckley is a small city in Washington State known for its rural character and proximity to Mount Rainier.
-
E.
O'Cullen
O'Cullen is an Irish surname, a variant of Cullen, typically associated with Gaelic family lineages.
- 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_69ad85d1a3948190931fd1ea1f49717b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbc9764a881908aa8d25dc9adf59e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b37e97536881908d5ed3dfe602c9e0 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b37f232b8881908f7b4df89399d1d8 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b37f8fea9481909eb82a06e6c71e98 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:19 p.m.