Triple
T16038388
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Black Francis |
E389026
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Frank Black
Frank Black is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies and for his subsequent solo career.
|
E1191014
|
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: Frank Black | Statement: [Black Francis, alsoKnownAs, Frank Black]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Black Context triple: [Black Francis, alsoKnownAs, Frank Black]
-
A.
Frank Black
Frank Black is the troubled former FBI profiler with a unique ability to see into the minds of killers, serving as the central character of the 1990s television series "Millennium."
-
B.
J. Anderson Black
J. Anderson Black is a screenwriter best known for his work on the 1998 adventure film "Tarzan and the Lost City."
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C.
Spencer Krug
Spencer Krug is a Canadian indie rock musician and songwriter best known for his work with bands such as Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, and Swan Lake.
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D.
Frank Turner
Frank Turner is an English folk-punk singer-songwriter and former frontman of the post-hardcore band Million Dead, known for his energetic solo performances and storytelling lyrics.
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E.
Alan Sparhawk
Alan Sparhawk is an American musician best known as the guitarist and vocalist for the slowcore band Low, noted for his minimalist, atmospheric songwriting.
- 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: Frank Black Triple: [Black Francis, alsoKnownAs, Frank Black]
Generated description
Frank Black is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies and for his subsequent solo career.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Black Target entity description: Frank Black is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies and for his subsequent solo career.
-
A.
Frank Black
Frank Black is the troubled former FBI profiler with a unique ability to see into the minds of killers, serving as the central character of the 1990s television series "Millennium."
-
B.
J. Anderson Black
J. Anderson Black is a screenwriter best known for his work on the 1998 adventure film "Tarzan and the Lost City."
-
C.
Spencer Krug
Spencer Krug is a Canadian indie rock musician and songwriter best known for his work with bands such as Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, and Swan Lake.
-
D.
Frank Turner
Frank Turner is an English folk-punk singer-songwriter and former frontman of the post-hardcore band Million Dead, known for his energetic solo performances and storytelling lyrics.
-
E.
Alan Sparhawk
Alan Sparhawk is an American musician best known as the guitarist and vocalist for the slowcore band Low, noted for his minimalist, atmospheric songwriting.
- 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_69d86dada3808190825d5f80d72fbe88 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e1833eb90c8190b10dca3ce0793ddf |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffdbd5acb48190a10e40074fffd425 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffdd527cfc8190a616a2334edffd02 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffdda1a0908190b7c880c5d66f7400 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:56 a.m.