Triple

T22913466
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Aim and Ignite E568663 entity
Predicate producer P490 FINISHED
Object Steven McDonald
Steven McDonald is an American musician and record producer best known as the bassist of the punk band Redd Kross and for his production work with various alternative and indie rock artists.
E1563895 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: Steven McDonald | Statement: [Aim and Ignite, producer, Steven McDonald]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steven McDonald
Context triple: [Aim and Ignite, producer, Steven McDonald]
  • A. Steven McDonald
    Steven McDonald was a New York City police officer who became widely known for his forgiveness and advocacy for peace after being paralyzed in the line of duty.
  • B. Ben McDonald
    Ben McDonald is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher best known for being the first overall pick in the 1989 MLB Draft and for his standout collegiate career before playing primarily with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • C. Paul McDonald
    Paul McDonald is an American singer-songwriter and former "American Idol" contestant known for his folk-rock style and distinctive raspy voice.
  • D. Kevin McDonald
    Kevin McDonald is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer best known as one of the founding members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
  • E. Phil McDonald
    Phil McDonald is a British recording engineer best known for his work on classic Beatles sessions at Abbey Road Studios.
  • 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: Steven McDonald
Triple: [Aim and Ignite, producer, Steven McDonald]
Generated description
Steven McDonald is an American musician and record producer best known as the bassist of the punk band Redd Kross and for his production work with various alternative and indie rock artists.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steven McDonald
Target entity description: Steven McDonald is an American musician and record producer best known as the bassist of the punk band Redd Kross and for his production work with various alternative and indie rock artists.
  • A. Steven McDonald
    Steven McDonald was a New York City police officer who became widely known for his forgiveness and advocacy for peace after being paralyzed in the line of duty.
  • B. Ben McDonald
    Ben McDonald is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher best known for being the first overall pick in the 1989 MLB Draft and for his standout collegiate career before playing primarily with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • C. Paul McDonald
    Paul McDonald is an American singer-songwriter and former "American Idol" contestant known for his folk-rock style and distinctive raspy voice.
  • D. Kevin McDonald
    Kevin McDonald is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer best known as one of the founding members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
  • E. Phil McDonald
    Phil McDonald is a British recording engineer best known for his work on classic Beatles sessions at Abbey Road Studios.
  • 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_69e2458d90c88190a58cead4e781ca6a completed April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f1807668c481908494769bab9c8f1d completed April 29, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0bca0afd04819091c2b5fc204377cb completed May 19, 2026, 2:25 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0bcbb3741c8190a172ad297e34818b completed May 19, 2026, 2:32 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0bcc5ff9d48190b38427dedfc2c986 completed May 19, 2026, 2:35 a.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:42 p.m.