Triple
T7407926
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MacNeil |
E170925
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Robert MacNeil |
E290885
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 MacNeil | Statement: [MacNeil, hasNotableBearer, Robert MacNeil]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert MacNeil Context triple: [MacNeil, hasNotableBearer, Robert MacNeil]
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A.
Robert MacNeil
chosen
Robert MacNeil is a Canadian-American journalist and author best known for co-creating and co-anchoring the long-running public television news program that became PBS NewsHour.
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B.
Robert Lister MacNeil
Robert Lister MacNeil was a 20th-century Scottish-American clan chief and preservationist best known for reviving the historic Clan MacNeil seat on the Isle of Barra and promoting Scottish heritage.
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C.
Neil Johnston
Neil Johnston was a dominant 1950s NBA center and Hall of Famer known for leading the league in scoring with the Philadelphia Warriors.
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D.
David Hewlett
David Hewlett is a British-Canadian actor best known for his role as the brilliant but neurotic scientist Dr. Rodney McKay in the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis.
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E.
Robert McNeill
Robert McNeill is known as the husband of American actress Trini Alvarado.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c68a6010108190925e5284de022660 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f298f2388190afc944c9bc78749a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8111fcd948190adbe6280df53a916 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:10 p.m.