Triple
T18820265
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Soft Cell |
E460243
|
entity |
| Predicate | keyboardist |
P12601
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Ball
David Ball is an English musician best known as the keyboardist and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell.
|
E1345756
|
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: David Ball | Statement: [Soft Cell, keyboardist, David Ball]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Ball Context triple: [Soft Cell, keyboardist, David Ball]
-
A.
Dave Ball
Dave Ball was an English rock guitarist best known for his work with Procol Harum in the early 1970s.
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B.
Dan Ball
Dan Ball is a conservative American television host and political commentator best known for anchoring the show "Real America with Dan Ball" on One America News Network (OANN).
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C.
Kevin Ball
Kevin Ball is a recurring comic-relief character from the Shameless franchise, known as the good-natured but often hapless bartender and friend of the Gallagher family.
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D.
Fred Ball
Fred Ball is a film producer best known for his work on the cult classic crime-romance movie "True Romance."
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E.
Fred Ball
Fred Ball is a Norwegian songwriter and record producer known for his work on major pop and R&B hits, including Rihanna’s “Love on the Brain.”
- 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: David Ball Triple: [Soft Cell, keyboardist, David Ball]
Generated description
David Ball is an English musician best known as the keyboardist and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Ball Target entity description: David Ball is an English musician best known as the keyboardist and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell.
-
A.
Dave Ball
Dave Ball was an English rock guitarist best known for his work with Procol Harum in the early 1970s.
-
B.
Dan Ball
Dan Ball is a conservative American television host and political commentator best known for anchoring the show "Real America with Dan Ball" on One America News Network (OANN).
-
C.
Kevin Ball
Kevin Ball is a recurring comic-relief character from the Shameless franchise, known as the good-natured but often hapless bartender and friend of the Gallagher family.
-
D.
Fred Ball
Fred Ball is a film producer best known for his work on the cult classic crime-romance movie "True Romance."
-
E.
Fred Ball
Fred Ball is a Norwegian songwriter and record producer known for his work on major pop and R&B hits, including Rihanna’s “Love on the Brain.”
- 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_69d8dcf94c288190a06dea029ae4b223 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5a6b9be988190b5e3804c39dc7dd9 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a056763cc8481908a39fe3b2bd2e6e7 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 6:10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a05689ef42c8190a3a4613c0c448e45 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 6:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a05693746848190bac92fda0cdc3dc7 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 6:18 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.