Triple

T7837762
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject David D. McKiernan E181728 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object McKiernan
McKiernan is a surname most prominently associated with U.S. Army General David D. McKiernan, who commanded coalition ground forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
 E696085 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: McKiernan | Statement: [David D. McKiernan, familyName, McKiernan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: McKiernan
Context triple: [David D. McKiernan, familyName, McKiernan]
  • A. McKernan
    McKernan is the surname of Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, the influential founding keyboardist and vocalist of the Grateful Dead.
  • B. Meagher
    Meagher is an Irish surname most notably associated with Thomas Francis Meagher, a 19th-century Irish nationalist and American Civil War general.
  • C. Mullane
    Mullane is a surname of Irish origin, considered a variant of the name Mullen.
  • D. Killoscully
    Killoscully is a small rural village in Ireland known for its scenic countryside and traditional community character.
  • E. Mulcahy
    Mulcahy is an Irish surname of Gaelic origin, borne by various notable figures in Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
  • 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: McKiernan
Triple: [David D. McKiernan, familyName, McKiernan]
Generated description
McKiernan is a surname most prominently associated with U.S. Army General David D. McKiernan, who commanded coalition ground forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: McKiernan
Target entity description: McKiernan is a surname most prominently associated with U.S. Army General David D. McKiernan, who commanded coalition ground forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
  • A. McKernan
    McKernan is the surname of Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, the influential founding keyboardist and vocalist of the Grateful Dead.
  • B. Meagher
    Meagher is an Irish surname most notably associated with Thomas Francis Meagher, a 19th-century Irish nationalist and American Civil War general.
  • C. Mullane
    Mullane is a surname of Irish origin, considered a variant of the name Mullen.
  • D. Killoscully
    Killoscully is a small rural village in Ireland known for its scenic countryside and traditional community character.
  • E. Mulcahy
    Mulcahy is an Irish surname of Gaelic origin, borne by various notable figures in Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
  • 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_69ca8284a25c8190a1a20afad30da792 completed March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb14c336f08190a21a3fcaa7269457 completed March 31, 2026, 12:26 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cb5ab573c88190bf6a1745ca5cc7b5 completed March 31, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cb5ded0284819086c40a379b52a5bd completed March 31, 2026, 5:38 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cb765db28881909ac34071ec6889b3 completed March 31, 2026, 7:23 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:46 p.m.