Triple

T2060775
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Next to Normal E45783 entity
Predicate lyricist P1360 FINISHED
Object Brian Yorkey
Brian Yorkey is an American playwright, lyricist, and screenwriter best known for co-creating the Pulitzer Prize–winning musical "Next to Normal."
 E228451 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: Brian Yorkey | Statement: [Next to Normal, lyricist, Brian Yorkey]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Brian Yorkey
Context triple: [Next to Normal, lyricist, Brian Yorkey]
  • A. C. Adam Schlesinger
    C. Adam Schlesinger was an American composer and songwriter best known for his work in film and television music, as well as for co-founding the band Fountains of Wayne.
  • B. Jesse Michaels
    Jesse Michaels is an American musician and artist best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the influential ska punk band Operation Ivy.
  • C. Craig Bierko
    Craig Bierko is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, often playing charismatic or villainous roles.
  • D. Danny Strong
    Danny Strong is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer known for his work on acclaimed projects such as the TV series Empire and the films Recount and Game Change.
  • E. William Finn
    William Finn is an American composer and lyricist best known for his Tony Award–winning work on the musical Falsettos and other character-driven, off-Broadway and Broadway shows.
  • 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: Brian Yorkey
Triple: [Next to Normal, lyricist, Brian Yorkey]
Generated description
Brian Yorkey is an American playwright, lyricist, and screenwriter best known for co-creating the Pulitzer Prize–winning musical "Next to Normal."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Brian Yorkey
Target entity description: Brian Yorkey is an American playwright, lyricist, and screenwriter best known for co-creating the Pulitzer Prize–winning musical "Next to Normal."
  • A. C. Adam Schlesinger
    C. Adam Schlesinger was an American composer and songwriter best known for his work in film and television music, as well as for co-founding the band Fountains of Wayne.
  • B. Jesse Michaels
    Jesse Michaels is an American musician and artist best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the influential ska punk band Operation Ivy.
  • C. Craig Bierko
    Craig Bierko is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, often playing charismatic or villainous roles.
  • D. Danny Strong
    Danny Strong is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer known for his work on acclaimed projects such as the TV series Empire and the films Recount and Game Change.
  • E. William Finn
    William Finn is an American composer and lyricist best known for his Tony Award–winning work on the musical Falsettos and other character-driven, off-Broadway and Broadway shows.
  • 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_69a8891a19508190a12ef1e192308dcb completed March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb9d0ecf08190aec20338a6ba9911 completed March 7, 2026, 5:38 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae2017998c8190976c2111f140b90a completed March 9, 2026, 1:19 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae20b77cf081908ac4d94283202d51 completed March 9, 2026, 1:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae213410708190af9715f488c5b8f5 completed March 9, 2026, 1:24 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.