Triple
T8302745
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mayor of Burnaby |
E194385
|
entity |
| Predicate | officeHolder |
P537
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert McDonald
Robert McDonald is a Canadian municipal politician who served as the mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia.
|
E734704
|
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: Robert McDonald | Statement: [Mayor of Burnaby, officeHolder, Robert McDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert McDonald Context triple: [Mayor of Burnaby, officeHolder, Robert McDonald]
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A.
Ray McDonald
Ray McDonald was an American actor and dancer known for his musical film roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
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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.
David John McDonald
David John McDonald, better known by his stage name David Tennant, is a Scottish actor renowned for his role as the Tenth Doctor in the long-running British television series Doctor Who.
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D.
Scott McDonald
Scott McDonald is a Scottish former professional footballer best known as a prolific striker for clubs such as Motherwell, Celtic, and Middlesbrough, as well as the Australian national team.
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E.
Brian McDonald
Brian McDonald is a name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as sports, writing, and entertainment.
- 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: Robert McDonald Triple: [Mayor of Burnaby, officeHolder, Robert McDonald]
Generated description
Robert McDonald is a Canadian municipal politician who served as the mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert McDonald Target entity description: Robert McDonald is a Canadian municipal politician who served as the mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia.
-
A.
Ray McDonald
Ray McDonald was an American actor and dancer known for his musical film roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
-
B.
Phil McDonald
Phil McDonald is a British recording engineer best known for his work on classic Beatles sessions at Abbey Road Studios.
-
C.
David John McDonald
David John McDonald, better known by his stage name David Tennant, is a Scottish actor renowned for his role as the Tenth Doctor in the long-running British television series Doctor Who.
-
D.
Scott McDonald
Scott McDonald is a Scottish former professional footballer best known as a prolific striker for clubs such as Motherwell, Celtic, and Middlesbrough, as well as the Australian national team.
-
E.
Brian McDonald
Brian McDonald is a name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as sports, writing, and entertainment.
- 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_69ca82e613e88190bf8139669bbd0d53 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb7e8a45348190a7895b33abcb64c9 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:58 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce1ce5a0c881909ee517678cdc4ef2 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:38 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce1ebf0f808190846f70438f45afbf |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce1f68aa04819081538dda256f4169 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:53 p.m.