Triple
T12609861
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McKay |
E301083
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Donald McKay
Donald McKay was a renowned 19th-century Canadian-American shipbuilder best known for designing some of the fastest and most celebrated clipper ships, including the Flying Cloud.
|
E992784
|
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: Donald McKay | Statement: [McKay, hasNotableBearer, Donald McKay]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald McKay Context triple: [McKay, hasNotableBearer, Donald McKay]
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A.
John Ericson
John Ericson was a German-born American actor known for his roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often appearing in Westerns and dramas.
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B.
Alan B. Whiting
Alan B. Whiting is an astronomer known for his work on dwarf spheroidal galaxies, including the discovery of the Andromeda VI satellite galaxy of Andromeda.
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C.
William McDermott
William McDermott is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including various professionals and public figures, rather than referring to a single widely recognized person.
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D.
Edward L. Hedden
Edward L. Hedden was a 19th-century American customs official best known for serving as Collector of the Port of New York and for his role in the landmark Supreme Court case Nix v. Hedden.
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E.
Clarence H. Mackay
Clarence H. Mackay was an American financier and philanthropist, known for his leadership in the postal and telegraph industry and for his significant charitable contributions.
- 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: Donald McKay Triple: [McKay, hasNotableBearer, Donald McKay]
Generated description
Donald McKay was a renowned 19th-century Canadian-American shipbuilder best known for designing some of the fastest and most celebrated clipper ships, including the Flying Cloud.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald McKay Target entity description: Donald McKay was a renowned 19th-century Canadian-American shipbuilder best known for designing some of the fastest and most celebrated clipper ships, including the Flying Cloud.
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A.
John Ericson
John Ericson was a German-born American actor known for his roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often appearing in Westerns and dramas.
-
B.
Alan B. Whiting
Alan B. Whiting is an astronomer known for his work on dwarf spheroidal galaxies, including the discovery of the Andromeda VI satellite galaxy of Andromeda.
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C.
William McDermott
William McDermott is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including various professionals and public figures, rather than referring to a single widely recognized person.
-
D.
Edward L. Hedden
Edward L. Hedden was a 19th-century American customs official best known for serving as Collector of the Port of New York and for his role in the landmark Supreme Court case Nix v. Hedden.
-
E.
Clarence H. Mackay
Clarence H. Mackay was an American financier and philanthropist, known for his leadership in the postal and telegraph industry and for his significant charitable contributions.
- 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_69d7bdea2ca881908f379526c13b1145 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d954ea1d748190a848e8a7873e2ea5 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f65ecf3e248190868c1eb864191f8b |
completed | May 2, 2026, 8:30 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f66088890c8190b67a958d7f0822a6 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 8:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6613ce1108190851cf8491fe666c8 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 8:40 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:11 p.m.