Triple
T3809883
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sir Jim McDonald |
E93105
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entity |
| Predicate | name |
P16
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Jim McDonald
Jim McDonald is a Scottish engineer and academic leader who serves as the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde and is known for his contributions to engineering and energy research.
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E390464
|
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: Jim McDonald | Statement: [Sir Jim McDonald, name, Jim McDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim McDonald Context triple: [Sir Jim McDonald, name, Jim McDonald]
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A.
Kevin McDonald
Kevin McDonald is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer best known as one of the founding members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
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B.
Ray McDonald
Ray McDonald was an American actor and dancer known for his musical film roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
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C.
Tom McEwen
Tom McEwen was a Canadian communist organizer and political activist known for his leading role in the early development of the Communist Party of Canada.
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D.
Ray McKinnon
Ray McKinnon is an American actor, writer, producer, and director known for his character roles in film and television and for creating the acclaimed series "Rectify."
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E.
Mickey McConnell
Mickey McConnell is a former American point guard best known for his standout collegiate career at Saint Mary's College, where he became one of the program's leading playmakers and shooters.
- 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: Jim McDonald Triple: [Sir Jim McDonald, name, Jim McDonald]
Generated description
Jim McDonald is a Scottish engineer and academic leader who serves as the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde and is known for his contributions to engineering and energy research.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim McDonald Target entity description: Jim McDonald is a Scottish engineer and academic leader who serves as the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde and is known for his contributions to engineering and energy research.
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A.
Kevin McDonald
Kevin McDonald is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer best known as one of the founding members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
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B.
Ray McDonald
Ray McDonald was an American actor and dancer known for his musical film roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
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C.
Tom McEwen
Tom McEwen was a Canadian communist organizer and political activist known for his leading role in the early development of the Communist Party of Canada.
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D.
Ray McKinnon
Ray McKinnon is an American actor, writer, producer, and director known for his character roles in film and television and for creating the acclaimed series "Rectify."
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E.
Mickey McConnell
Mickey McConnell is a former American point guard best known for his standout collegiate career at Saint Mary's College, where he became one of the program's leading playmakers and shooters.
- 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_69aed96a60088190ab1df8390fffc935 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aee80e178081908cff71223bbf6c43 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4fb33db9c81908b462ee80aaaad34 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4fc08d65081908953482b10fa5611 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4fc7d8cf081909c4447818b5363c5 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:13 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:16 p.m.