Triple

T4069900
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject McDermott E86619 entity
Predicate hasVariant P455 FINISHED
Object MacDermott
MacDermott is a surname, typically of Irish origin, that serves as a spelling variant of McDermott.
 E411204 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: MacDermott | Statement: [McDermott, hasVariant, MacDermott]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacDermott
Context triple: [McDermott, hasVariant, MacDermott]
  • A. Thomas McCarthy
    Thomas McCarthy is an American philosopher and critical theorist best known for his work on critical theory and his extensive scholarship and translations on Jürgen Habermas.
  • B. BAM Fisher
    BAM Fisher is an intimate, flexible performance and community space within the Brooklyn Academy of Music complex that hosts experimental theater, dance, music, and arts events.
  • C. Alvy Ray Smith
    Alvy Ray Smith is a pioneering computer scientist and animator best known as a co-founder of Pixar and a key figure in the development of computer graphics and digital animation.
  • D. John McDonough
    John McDonough was an American football official best known for serving as the referee in Super Bowl IV.
  • E. Dean Devlin
    Dean Devlin is an American film and television producer, writer, and director best known for his work on science fiction and action projects such as "Independence Day," "Stargate," and various genre TV series.
  • 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: MacDermott
Triple: [McDermott, hasVariant, MacDermott]
Generated description
MacDermott is a surname, typically of Irish origin, that serves as a spelling variant of McDermott.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacDermott
Target entity description: MacDermott is a surname, typically of Irish origin, that serves as a spelling variant of McDermott.
  • A. Thomas McCarthy
    Thomas McCarthy is an American philosopher and critical theorist best known for his work on critical theory and his extensive scholarship and translations on Jürgen Habermas.
  • B. BAM Fisher
    BAM Fisher is an intimate, flexible performance and community space within the Brooklyn Academy of Music complex that hosts experimental theater, dance, music, and arts events.
  • C. Alvy Ray Smith
    Alvy Ray Smith is a pioneering computer scientist and animator best known as a co-founder of Pixar and a key figure in the development of computer graphics and digital animation.
  • D. John McDonough
    John McDonough was an American football official best known for serving as the referee in Super Bowl IV.
  • E. Dean Devlin
    Dean Devlin is an American film and television producer, writer, and director best known for his work on science fiction and action projects such as "Independence Day," "Stargate," and various genre TV series.
  • 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_69aed93ebe448190a1f1686e28740ac9 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aefbfa45c88190b7b13b35de816378 completed March 9, 2026, 4:57 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b562b6eb708190a7f60192d8df9a27 completed March 14, 2026, 1:29 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5668984988190bb4239df9e283142 completed March 14, 2026, 1:45 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b566ea87f88190ad03e548de53553f completed March 14, 2026, 1:47 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:38 p.m.