Triple
T5631057
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mace Group |
E147831
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ian Macpherson
Ian Macpherson is a British businessman best known as the founder of the construction and consultancy company Mace Group.
|
E534948
|
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: Ian Macpherson | Statement: [Mace Group, foundedBy, Ian Macpherson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Macpherson Context triple: [Mace Group, foundedBy, Ian Macpherson]
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A.
Robert Fergusson
Robert Fergusson was an 18th-century Scottish poet whose vivid vernacular verse and depictions of Edinburgh life strongly influenced later writers, including Robert Burns.
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B.
A. W. McConnachie
A. W. McConnachie is an astronomer known for research on nearby galaxies and the structure of the Local Group.
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C.
Jim Macpherson
Jim Macpherson is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Breeders.
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D.
Gordon McLennan
Gordon McLennan was a British communist politician who served as the General Secretary and a prominent leader of the Communist Party of Great Britain in the late 20th century.
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E.
Alexander Muir
Alexander Muir was a Scottish-born Canadian songwriter, poet, and schoolteacher best known for composing the patriotic song "The Maple Leaf Forever."
- 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: Ian Macpherson Triple: [Mace Group, foundedBy, Ian Macpherson]
Generated description
Ian Macpherson is a British businessman best known as the founder of the construction and consultancy company Mace Group.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Macpherson Target entity description: Ian Macpherson is a British businessman best known as the founder of the construction and consultancy company Mace Group.
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A.
Robert Fergusson
Robert Fergusson was an 18th-century Scottish poet whose vivid vernacular verse and depictions of Edinburgh life strongly influenced later writers, including Robert Burns.
-
B.
A. W. McConnachie
A. W. McConnachie is an astronomer known for research on nearby galaxies and the structure of the Local Group.
-
C.
Jim Macpherson
Jim Macpherson is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Breeders.
-
D.
Gordon McLennan
Gordon McLennan was a British communist politician who served as the General Secretary and a prominent leader of the Communist Party of Great Britain in the late 20th century.
-
E.
Alexander Muir
Alexander Muir was a Scottish-born Canadian songwriter, poet, and schoolteacher best known for composing the patriotic song "The Maple Leaf Forever."
- 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_69c00907bc8881909ed760d3ed73ef35 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0225cdcdc819095034f12c39ef755 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c04d69128881909870e8901f967e80 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c04e89b7c481908abae227d22cc814 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c04f41b158819097f9ef536215e248 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:40 p.m.