Triple

T5337586
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alba Party E123862 entity
Predicate notableMember P10 FINISHED
Object Kenny MacAskill
Kenny MacAskill is a Scottish politician and former Scottish Justice Secretary who later became a prominent figure in the pro-independence Alba Party.
 E511461 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Kenny MacAskill | Statement: [Alba Party, notableMember, Kenny MacAskill]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Kenny MacAskill
Context triple: [Alba Party, notableMember, Kenny MacAskill]
  • A. Angus McKie
    Angus McKie is a British illustrator and colorist known for his detailed science fiction artwork and influential contributions to comic book coloring.
  • B. Scott MacDonald
    Scott MacDonald is an American character actor known for his work in television and film, particularly in genre series and dramas.
  • C. Duncan Reid
    Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
  • D. Peter MacNicol
    Peter MacNicol is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Ally McBeal," "Ghostbusters II," and "Numbers."
  • E. 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).
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Kenny MacAskill
Target entity description: Kenny MacAskill is a Scottish politician and former Scottish Justice Secretary who later became a prominent figure in the pro-independence Alba Party.
  • A. Angus McKie
    Angus McKie is a British illustrator and colorist known for his detailed science fiction artwork and influential contributions to comic book coloring.
  • B. Scott MacDonald
    Scott MacDonald is an American character actor known for his work in television and film, particularly in genre series and dramas.
  • C. Duncan Reid
    Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
  • D. Peter MacNicol
    Peter MacNicol is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Ally McBeal," "Ghostbusters II," and "Numbers."
  • E. 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).
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Kenny MacAskill
Triple: [Alba Party, notableMember, Kenny MacAskill]
Generated description
Kenny MacAskill is a Scottish politician and former Scottish Justice Secretary who later became a prominent figure in the pro-independence Alba Party.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd464b07f8819095aa76577c9829e4 elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd85c6ec008190ad7a8a54360387d8 ner completed
NED1 batch_69bf18c1e1f88190a47489a9491eaf08 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69bf19f186bc81908e378f61100417a9 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69bf199394e08190948f70a9884a39b6 nedg completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2 p.m.