Triple

T7809652
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Cat's-Paw E180644 entity
Predicate editedBy P1954 FINISHED
Object Alan McNeil
Alan McNeil is an editor known for his work on the publication "The Cat's-Paw."
 E694562 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Alan McNeil | Statement: [The Cat's-Paw, editedBy, Alan McNeil]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alan McNeil
Context triple: [The Cat's-Paw, editedBy, Alan McNeil]
  • A. Martyn Phillips
    Martyn Phillips is a British record producer best known for his work on early-1990s dance and pop hits, including Londonbeat’s chart-topping single "I've Been Thinking About You."
  • B. Tony Hadley
    Tony Hadley is an English pop singer best known as the lead vocalist of the 1980s new wave band Spandau Ballet.
  • C. Mick Ward
    Mick Ward is a musician best known for his work with the band Kingfish.
  • D. Andy Gill
    Andy Gill is a film editor known for his work on projects such as the 2006 film "The Fall."
  • E. Mark Hunter
    Mark Hunter is the rebellious, pirate-radio–hosting teenager who challenges authority and inspires his peers in the 1990 cult film "Pump Up the Volume."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alan McNeil
Target entity description: Alan McNeil is an editor known for his work on the publication "The Cat's-Paw."
  • A. Martyn Phillips
    Martyn Phillips is a British record producer best known for his work on early-1990s dance and pop hits, including Londonbeat’s chart-topping single "I've Been Thinking About You."
  • B. Tony Hadley
    Tony Hadley is an English pop singer best known as the lead vocalist of the 1980s new wave band Spandau Ballet.
  • C. Mick Ward
    Mick Ward is a musician best known for his work with the band Kingfish.
  • D. Andy Gill
    Andy Gill is a film editor known for his work on projects such as the 2006 film "The Fall."
  • E. Mark Hunter
    Mark Hunter is the rebellious, pirate-radio–hosting teenager who challenges authority and inspires his peers in the 1990 cult film "Pump Up the Volume."
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Alan McNeil
Triple: [The Cat's-Paw, editedBy, Alan McNeil]
Generated description
Alan McNeil is an editor known for his work on the publication "The Cat's-Paw."

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca827f6f148190beca4e245b993506 elicitation completed
NER batch_69caf78bb4b08190b2b3b51c5a0a033c ner completed
NED1 batch_69cb145b93788190a89f26dacbd0b437 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69cb1a56d25881908b8413b82edf5508 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69cb173190a88190b31fd7973bc19d43 nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:37 p.m.