Triple

T5754517
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Main Ingredient E126931 entity
Predicate member P10 FINISHED
Object Donald McPherson
Donald McPherson was an American soul singer best known as the original lead vocalist of the R&B group The Main Ingredient before his untimely death in 1971.
E571085 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: Donald McPherson | Statement: [The Main Ingredient, member, Donald McPherson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald McPherson
Context triple: [The Main Ingredient, member, Donald McPherson]
  • A. Robert McMillan
    Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
  • B. Roy McFarland
    Roy McFarland is a former English central defender best known for his key role in Derby County’s successful teams of the late 1960s and 1970s and for earning numerous caps for the England national team.
  • C. James McAlister
    James McAlister is an American drummer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work in indie and experimental music, including frequent collaborations with artists like Sufjan Stevens.
  • D. Donald McGinnis
    Donald McGinnis is a lesser-known figure in philosophy or related intellectual circles who was influenced by the prominent American philosopher Donald Davidson.
  • E. Hugh McDevitt
    Hugh McDevitt is an immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic control of the immune response and the role of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules in disease susceptibility.
  • 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: Donald McPherson
Triple: [The Main Ingredient, member, Donald McPherson]
Generated description
Donald McPherson was an American soul singer best known as the original lead vocalist of the R&B group The Main Ingredient before his untimely death in 1971.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald McPherson
Target entity description: Donald McPherson was an American soul singer best known as the original lead vocalist of the R&B group The Main Ingredient before his untimely death in 1971.
  • A. Robert McMillan
    Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
  • B. Roy McFarland
    Roy McFarland is a former English central defender best known for his key role in Derby County’s successful teams of the late 1960s and 1970s and for earning numerous caps for the England national team.
  • C. James McAlister
    James McAlister is an American drummer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work in indie and experimental music, including frequent collaborations with artists like Sufjan Stevens.
  • D. Donald McGinnis
    Donald McGinnis is a lesser-known figure in philosophy or related intellectual circles who was influenced by the prominent American philosopher Donald Davidson.
  • E. Hugh McDevitt
    Hugh McDevitt is an immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic control of the immune response and the role of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules in disease susceptibility.
  • 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_69c00832aedc81909899801b141fa3b4 completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c02904dcf481909e4340a64ee1034e completed March 22, 2026, 5:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c1353095c08190b07bcc1299ed7f20 completed March 23, 2026, 12:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c137d902c08190a857814ff70a82eb completed March 23, 2026, 12:53 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c1389690e88190b1a9045c3a8fc892 completed March 23, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:49 p.m.