Triple
T5378857
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | United States Deputy National Security Advisor |
E113029
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeldBy |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert McFarlane
Robert McFarlane was a U.S. Marine Corps officer and national security official best known for serving in the Reagan administration and playing a central role in the Iran-Contra affair.
|
E515229
|
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: Robert McFarlane | Statement: [United States Deputy National Security Advisor, positionHeldBy, Robert McFarlane]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert McFarlane Context triple: [United States Deputy National Security Advisor, positionHeldBy, Robert McFarlane]
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A.
Richard Lochhead
Richard Lochhead is a Scottish National Party politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament and held several ministerial roles in the Scottish Government.
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B.
Alasdair Walker
Alasdair Walker is a cinematographer best known for his work on the romantic comedy film "The Decoy Bride."
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C.
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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D.
Alasdair Steedman
Alasdair Steedman was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command, including leadership of the RAF’s Fighter Command.
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E.
Alasdair Roberts
Alasdair Roberts is a Scottish folk musician and singer-songwriter known for his intricate guitar work, traditional balladry, and releases on independent labels such as Drag City.
- 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: Robert McFarlane Triple: [United States Deputy National Security Advisor, positionHeldBy, Robert McFarlane]
Generated description
Robert McFarlane was a U.S. Marine Corps officer and national security official best known for serving in the Reagan administration and playing a central role in the Iran-Contra affair.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert McFarlane Target entity description: Robert McFarlane was a U.S. Marine Corps officer and national security official best known for serving in the Reagan administration and playing a central role in the Iran-Contra affair.
-
A.
Richard Lochhead
Richard Lochhead is a Scottish National Party politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament and held several ministerial roles in the Scottish Government.
-
B.
Alasdair Walker
Alasdair Walker is a cinematographer best known for his work on the romantic comedy film "The Decoy Bride."
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Alasdair Steedman
Alasdair Steedman was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command, including leadership of the RAF’s Fighter Command.
-
E.
Alasdair Roberts
Alasdair Roberts is a Scottish folk musician and singer-songwriter known for his intricate guitar work, traditional balladry, and releases on independent labels such as Drag City.
- 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_69bd4436a1988190af18dcff7fd306b4 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd86ccfd988190ab862a5d1743955b |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf29465ff0819082c05dbe40a306f3 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 11:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf29e0c9708190ac76c8306b76f0fa |
completed | March 21, 2026, 11:29 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf2a93efa88190b641924bb652068c |
completed | March 21, 2026, 11:32 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:03 p.m.