Triple
T10010368
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Heads Up International |
E198354
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableArtist |
P601
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum is an American jazz saxophonist known for his smooth jazz style, soulful tone, and collaborations with artists such as Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross.
|
E868843
|
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: Kirk Whalum | Statement: [Heads Up International, notableArtist, Kirk Whalum]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirk Whalum Context triple: [Heads Up International, notableArtist, Kirk Whalum]
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A.
Kirk Stievely
Kirk Stievely is a British actor best known as the former husband of actress Victoria Tennant.
-
B.
Grant Wistrom
Grant Wistrom is a former American football defensive end best known for his standout college career at the University of Nebraska and his Super Bowl–winning tenure in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams.
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C.
Larry Bryggman
Larry Bryggman is an American actor best known for his long-running role on the soap opera "As the World Turns" and various film and television appearances.
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D.
Brian Kerwin
Brian Kerwin is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in movies like "King Kong Lives" and various popular TV series.
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E.
Kirk McLean
Kirk McLean is a former Canadian NHL goaltender best known for backstopping the Vancouver Canucks to the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals with several iconic playoff performances.
- 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: Kirk Whalum Triple: [Heads Up International, notableArtist, Kirk Whalum]
Generated description
Kirk Whalum is an American jazz saxophonist known for his smooth jazz style, soulful tone, and collaborations with artists such as Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirk Whalum Target entity description: Kirk Whalum is an American jazz saxophonist known for his smooth jazz style, soulful tone, and collaborations with artists such as Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross.
-
A.
Kirk Stievely
Kirk Stievely is a British actor best known as the former husband of actress Victoria Tennant.
-
B.
Grant Wistrom
Grant Wistrom is a former American football defensive end best known for his standout college career at the University of Nebraska and his Super Bowl–winning tenure in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams.
-
C.
Larry Bryggman
Larry Bryggman is an American actor best known for his long-running role on the soap opera "As the World Turns" and various film and television appearances.
-
D.
Brian Kerwin
Brian Kerwin is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in movies like "King Kong Lives" and various popular TV series.
-
E.
Kirk McLean
Kirk McLean is a former Canadian NHL goaltender best known for backstopping the Vancouver Canucks to the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals with several iconic playoff performances.
- 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_69ca830fcca48190bbbd9b20c233835f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdcd39e074819097f77a4d4bf7856e |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:58 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d90d54c32c8190b175a30c7c905cd2 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d9107c75108190994939ab46aa642f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d9154c922c81909991f87f89c083cd |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:52 p.m.