Triple

T4069923
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject McDermott E86619 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object John McDermott
John McDermott is a Scottish-Canadian tenor known for his interpretations of traditional Celtic and Irish songs and for his work with the Irish Tenors.
E419548 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: John McDermott | Statement: [McDermott, hasNotableBearer, John McDermott]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John McDermott
Context triple: [McDermott, hasNotableBearer, John McDermott]
  • A. John McIntire
    John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
  • B. M. Emmet Walsh
    M. Emmet Walsh is an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career, including memorable roles in movies like "Blade Runner," "Blood Simple," and "Raising Arizona."
  • C. Jack McHale
    Jack McHale is a relatively obscure individual known primarily as a namesake referenced in records of notable bearers of the surname McHale.
  • D. John McShain
    John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
  • E. Bobby McDermott
    Bobby McDermott was an American professional basketball guard widely regarded as one of the greatest players of the pre-NBA era, known for his prolific scoring and multiple championships in the 1930s and 1940s.
  • 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: John McDermott
Triple: [McDermott, hasNotableBearer, John McDermott]
Generated description
John McDermott is a Scottish-Canadian tenor known for his interpretations of traditional Celtic and Irish songs and for his work with the Irish Tenors.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John McDermott
Target entity description: John McDermott is a Scottish-Canadian tenor known for his interpretations of traditional Celtic and Irish songs and for his work with the Irish Tenors.
  • A. John McIntire
    John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
  • B. M. Emmet Walsh
    M. Emmet Walsh is an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career, including memorable roles in movies like "Blade Runner," "Blood Simple," and "Raising Arizona."
  • C. Jack McHale
    Jack McHale is a relatively obscure individual known primarily as a namesake referenced in records of notable bearers of the surname McHale.
  • D. John McShain
    John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
  • E. Bobby McDermott
    Bobby McDermott was an American professional basketball guard widely regarded as one of the greatest players of the pre-NBA era, known for his prolific scoring and multiple championships in the 1930s and 1940s.
  • 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_69b589d11b0881909984a0b4f738b444 completed March 14, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b58abc256c8190ad37c8d213b8f11e completed March 14, 2026, 4:20 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b58b41916c81909eb2e5ab482a5fe1 completed March 14, 2026, 4:22 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:38 p.m.