Triple

T20372878
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bill Laswell E497114 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Laswell
Laswell is a surname most prominently associated with Bill Laswell, an influential American bassist and record producer known for his genre-blending work in experimental and world music.
 E1427201 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: Laswell | Statement: [Bill Laswell, familyName, Laswell]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Laswell
Context triple: [Bill Laswell, familyName, Laswell]
  • A. Lippitt
    Lippitt is a residential neighborhood within the town of West Warwick in Rhode Island.
  • B. Lipsett
    Lipsett is a surname of English and Irish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as the military, politics, and the arts.
  • C. Burson
    Burson is a surname most notably associated with American voice actor Greg Burson, known for voicing classic cartoon characters.
  • D. Gillmor
    Gillmor is a surname variant of Gilmour, a family name of Scottish origin.
  • E. Porter Novelli
    Porter Novelli is a global public relations and communications agency known for its work in brand reputation, public affairs, and social impact campaigns.
  • 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: Laswell
Triple: [Bill Laswell, familyName, Laswell]
Generated description
Laswell is a surname most prominently associated with Bill Laswell, an influential American bassist and record producer known for his genre-blending work in experimental and world music.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Laswell
Target entity description: Laswell is a surname most prominently associated with Bill Laswell, an influential American bassist and record producer known for his genre-blending work in experimental and world music.
  • A. Lippitt
    Lippitt is a residential neighborhood within the town of West Warwick in Rhode Island.
  • B. Lipsett
    Lipsett is a surname of English and Irish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as the military, politics, and the arts.
  • C. Burson
    Burson is a surname most notably associated with American voice actor Greg Burson, known for voicing classic cartoon characters.
  • D. Gillmor
    Gillmor is a surname variant of Gilmour, a family name of Scottish origin.
  • E. Porter Novelli
    Porter Novelli is a global public relations and communications agency known for its work in brand reputation, public affairs, and social impact campaigns.
  • 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_69e0b4a4f9b081908a5a021919c21ccb completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e678aad7b08190a710a75d6828b21e completed April 20, 2026, 7:04 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08708f2b00819084806af8cf9c9e10 completed May 16, 2026, 1:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a08717357a881908ba83d104fc3f228 completed May 16, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a087267236c81908c91359f270fb17e completed May 16, 2026, 1:34 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:27 a.m.