Triple
T3988801
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Carnivàle |
E86936
|
entity |
| Predicate | starring |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Scott MacDonald
Scott MacDonald is an American character actor known for his work in television and film, particularly in genre series and dramas.
|
E405990
|
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: Scott MacDonald | Statement: [Carnivàle, starring, Scott MacDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scott MacDonald Context triple: [Carnivàle, starring, Scott MacDonald]
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A.
Stephen MacLean
Stephen MacLean was an Australian screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his work on music-infused films and television, including the cult musical comedy "Starstruck" (1982).
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B.
Chris MacNeil
Chris MacNeil is a successful actress and devoted mother whose desperate struggle to save her demon-possessed daughter drives the horror and emotional core of *The Exorcist*.
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C.
Rick McCallum
Rick McCallum is a film and television producer best known for collaborating with George Lucas on the Star Wars prequel trilogy and the Star Wars Special Edition releases.
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D.
Graeme Ferguson
Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of the IMAX large-format cinema technology.
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E.
Graeme Gibson
Graeme Gibson was a Canadian novelist, environmentalist, and cultural advocate known for his contributions to Canadian literature and his long partnership with writer Margaret Atwood.
- 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: Scott MacDonald Triple: [Carnivàle, starring, Scott MacDonald]
Generated description
Scott MacDonald is an American character actor known for his work in television and film, particularly in genre series and dramas.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scott MacDonald Target entity description: Scott MacDonald is an American character actor known for his work in television and film, particularly in genre series and dramas.
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A.
Stephen MacLean
Stephen MacLean was an Australian screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his work on music-infused films and television, including the cult musical comedy "Starstruck" (1982).
-
B.
Chris MacNeil
Chris MacNeil is a successful actress and devoted mother whose desperate struggle to save her demon-possessed daughter drives the horror and emotional core of *The Exorcist*.
-
C.
Rick McCallum
Rick McCallum is a film and television producer best known for collaborating with George Lucas on the Star Wars prequel trilogy and the Star Wars Special Edition releases.
-
D.
Graeme Ferguson
Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of the IMAX large-format cinema technology.
-
E.
Graeme Gibson
Graeme Gibson was a Canadian novelist, environmentalist, and cultural advocate known for his contributions to Canadian literature and his long partnership with writer Margaret Atwood.
- 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_69aed93fd9d4819085d3b2137d2346cb |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefa007344819099515fda367f7016 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b54c4d0f348190841fe13bff0fef00 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b54d313ebc8190b2d0df73a32152c2 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b54dc63c5481909a10c51647246857 |
completed | March 14, 2026, noon |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:33 p.m.