Triple
T1957965
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Foster |
E42312
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hard to Say I'm Sorry
"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" is a 1982 power ballad by the band Chicago, co-written and produced by David Foster, that became one of their biggest international hits.
|
E218580
|
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: Hard to Say I'm Sorry | Statement: [David Foster, notableWork, Hard to Say I'm Sorry]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hard to Say I'm Sorry Context triple: [David Foster, notableWork, Hard to Say I'm Sorry]
-
A.
Couldn’t Say No
"Couldn’t Say No" is a song featured on the album "Evolver" by the South African rock band Prime Circle.
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B.
It’s My Own Fault
"It’s My Own Fault" is a blues song famously performed by B.B. King, showcasing his expressive guitar work and emotive vocal style.
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C.
I Blame Myself
"I Blame Myself" is a synth-pop song by American singer Sky Ferreira, known for its confessional lyrics and its role in establishing her critically acclaimed indie-pop persona.
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D.
The Things I Say
"The Things I Say" is a song by the indie folk-rock musician Joanna Newsom from her album "Divers."
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E.
And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is a powerful, emotionally charged showstopper ballad from the musical Dreamgirls, best known for its demanding vocals and iconic performances by Jennifer Holliday and Jennifer Hudson.
- 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: Hard to Say I'm Sorry Triple: [David Foster, notableWork, Hard to Say I'm Sorry]
Generated description
"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" is a 1982 power ballad by the band Chicago, co-written and produced by David Foster, that became one of their biggest international hits.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hard to Say I'm Sorry Target entity description: "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" is a 1982 power ballad by the band Chicago, co-written and produced by David Foster, that became one of their biggest international hits.
-
A.
Couldn’t Say No
"Couldn’t Say No" is a song featured on the album "Evolver" by the South African rock band Prime Circle.
-
B.
It’s My Own Fault
"It’s My Own Fault" is a blues song famously performed by B.B. King, showcasing his expressive guitar work and emotive vocal style.
-
C.
I Blame Myself
"I Blame Myself" is a synth-pop song by American singer Sky Ferreira, known for its confessional lyrics and its role in establishing her critically acclaimed indie-pop persona.
-
D.
The Things I Say
"The Things I Say" is a song by the indie folk-rock musician Joanna Newsom from her album "Divers."
-
E.
And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is a powerful, emotionally charged showstopper ballad from the musical Dreamgirls, best known for its demanding vocals and iconic performances by Jennifer Holliday and Jennifer Hudson.
- 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_69a8870eea088190a38781990812a9bc |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb37e21cc8190b6e13b86bc93d594 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adfbcc9ba48190985f48dbef1f2d94 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adfc6bd8e08190a065a89ab3412126 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adfcee414c8190b1a0574f6bd55602 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.