Triple
T4817473
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ewen MacAskill |
E107622
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
MacAskill
MacAskill is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Isle of Skye and the Hebrides, borne by several notable figures in politics, journalism, and philosophy.
|
E473299
|
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: MacAskill | Statement: [Ewen MacAskill, familyName, MacAskill]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MacAskill Context triple: [Ewen MacAskill, familyName, MacAskill]
-
A.
Bob MacKinnon
Bob MacKinnon was an American basketball coach known for his work in the ABA and NBA, including leading the Spirits of St. Louis.
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B.
MacKay
MacKay is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Clan Mackay of the Scottish Highlands and borne by numerous notable figures in politics, arts, and sciences.
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C.
Steve Mackay
Steve Mackay was an American saxophonist best known for his powerful, free-form playing on The Stooges’ influential proto-punk recordings and live performances.
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D.
Tom MacRae
Tom MacRae is a British television writer and playwright best known for his work on Doctor Who and the stage musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.
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E.
Al MacNeil
Al MacNeil is a Canadian former NHL defenseman and coach best known for leading the Montreal Canadiens to the 1971 Stanley Cup championship.
- 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: MacAskill Triple: [Ewen MacAskill, familyName, MacAskill]
Generated description
MacAskill is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Isle of Skye and the Hebrides, borne by several notable figures in politics, journalism, and philosophy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MacAskill Target entity description: MacAskill is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Isle of Skye and the Hebrides, borne by several notable figures in politics, journalism, and philosophy.
-
A.
Bob MacKinnon
Bob MacKinnon was an American basketball coach known for his work in the ABA and NBA, including leading the Spirits of St. Louis.
-
B.
MacKay
MacKay is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Clan Mackay of the Scottish Highlands and borne by numerous notable figures in politics, arts, and sciences.
-
C.
Steve Mackay
Steve Mackay was an American saxophonist best known for his powerful, free-form playing on The Stooges’ influential proto-punk recordings and live performances.
-
D.
Tom MacRae
Tom MacRae is a British television writer and playwright best known for his work on Doctor Who and the stage musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.
-
E.
Al MacNeil
Al MacNeil is a Canadian former NHL defenseman and coach best known for leading the Montreal Canadiens to the 1971 Stanley Cup championship.
- 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_69bd43f9efa081908314cb3e94fa1695 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6c95b0ec8190a562541b0d7417cb |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be4db8cb208190bda1d6df46391dfa |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:50 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be502cf49c8190b117b1e5167a9811 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be51f7859c81908c6e6d375754749d |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:24 p.m.