Triple
T7290289
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McDonald |
E163973
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Patrick McDonald
Patrick McDonald is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts, rather than referring to a single widely recognized public figure.
|
E656809
|
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: Patrick McDonald | Statement: [McDonald, hasNotableBearer, Patrick McDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick McDonald Context triple: [McDonald, hasNotableBearer, Patrick McDonald]
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A.
Brian McDonald
Brian McDonald is a name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as sports, writing, and entertainment.
-
B.
Phil McDonald
Phil McDonald is a British recording engineer best known for his work on classic Beatles sessions at Abbey Road Studios.
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C.
Paul McDonald
Paul McDonald is an American singer-songwriter and former "American Idol" contestant known for his folk-rock style and distinctive raspy voice.
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D.
Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald was an American character actor known for his prolific work in early 20th-century film and television, often appearing in Westerns and adventure serials.
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E.
Kevin McDonald
Kevin McDonald is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer best known as one of the founding members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
- 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: Patrick McDonald Triple: [McDonald, hasNotableBearer, Patrick McDonald]
Generated description
Patrick McDonald is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts, rather than referring to a single widely recognized public figure.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick McDonald Target entity description: Patrick McDonald is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts, rather than referring to a single widely recognized public figure.
-
A.
Brian McDonald
Brian McDonald is a name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as sports, writing, and entertainment.
-
B.
Phil McDonald
Phil McDonald is a British recording engineer best known for his work on classic Beatles sessions at Abbey Road Studios.
-
C.
Paul McDonald
Paul McDonald is an American singer-songwriter and former "American Idol" contestant known for his folk-rock style and distinctive raspy voice.
-
D.
Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald was an American character actor known for his prolific work in early 20th-century film and television, often appearing in Westerns and adventure serials.
-
E.
Kevin McDonald
Kevin McDonald is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer best known as one of the founding members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
- 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_69c6886093b88190a254b1ce6db8bae7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6eb6d4e308190af6b8c237988d7d8 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7eedfa4d08190997a692b81309309 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:08 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ef6cf4208190b6242aaea1e20b8e |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7f01543e8819082bf2dfd49d8fb28 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:13 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3 p.m.