Triple
T788808
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ian McDiarmid |
E16864
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McDiarmid
McDiarmid is a Scottish surname most famously borne by actor Ian McDiarmid, known for portraying Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars film series.
|
E93855
|
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: McDiarmid | Statement: [Ian McDiarmid, familyName, McDiarmid]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McDiarmid Context triple: [Ian McDiarmid, familyName, McDiarmid]
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A.
Graham
Graham is a masculine given name of English origin, historically derived from a surname and commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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B.
Graham
Graham is the surname of Elizabeth Arden, the pioneering Canadian-American businesswoman who founded the iconic Elizabeth Arden cosmetics empire.
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C.
Keir
Keir is a masculine given name most prominently associated with British politician Keir Starmer, the leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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D.
Eric Drummond
Eric Drummond was a British diplomat best known for serving as the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, helping to shape the early framework of modern international diplomacy.
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E.
McDermott
McDermott is a surname of Irish origin borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as business, politics, sports, and the arts.
- 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: McDiarmid Triple: [Ian McDiarmid, familyName, McDiarmid]
Generated description
McDiarmid is a Scottish surname most famously borne by actor Ian McDiarmid, known for portraying Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars film series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McDiarmid Target entity description: McDiarmid is a Scottish surname most famously borne by actor Ian McDiarmid, known for portraying Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars film series.
-
A.
Graham
Graham is the surname of Elizabeth Arden, the pioneering Canadian-American businesswoman who founded the iconic Elizabeth Arden cosmetics empire.
-
B.
Graham
Graham is a masculine given name of English origin, historically derived from a surname and commonly used in English-speaking countries.
-
C.
Keir
Keir is a masculine given name most prominently associated with British politician Keir Starmer, the leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
-
D.
Eric Drummond
Eric Drummond was a British diplomat best known for serving as the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, helping to shape the early framework of modern international diplomacy.
-
E.
McDermott
McDermott is a surname of Irish origin borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as business, politics, sports, and the arts.
- 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_69a4936cb7448190914f5fe4b8d81607 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a782fe988190966b958673fe12bf |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a6787eac608190acc40d56f827284e |
completed | March 3, 2026, 5:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a67a663f6c819084b5dffdde3531aa |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a67b1d50b0819088232ad797babced |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6:09 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.