Triple
T21759699
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Billy Idol |
E537131
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Michael Albert Broad |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: William Michael Albert Broad | Statement: [Billy Idol, birthName, William Michael Albert Broad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Michael Albert Broad Context triple: [Billy Idol, birthName, William Michael Albert Broad]
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A.
Steven F. Humphrey
Steven F. Humphrey is an American academic and psychologist best known as the longtime husband of mystery novelist Sue Grafton.
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B.
Richard H. Ellis
Richard H. Ellis was a United States Air Force general who served in top-level strategic leadership roles during the Cold War, including heading the nation’s nuclear bomber and missile forces.
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C.
Charles W. Scharf
Charles W. Scharf is an American business executive and banking industry veteran who serves as the chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Company.
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D.
E. Bennett Walsh
E. Bennett Walsh is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood and international productions, including collaborations with prominent directors like Quentin Tarantino.
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E.
Timothy M. Donahue
Timothy M. Donahue is an American telecommunications executive best known for leading Nextel Communications during its major growth and eventual merger with Sprint.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Michael Albert Broad Target entity description: William Michael Albert Broad is the English rock musician, singer, and songwriter better known by his stage name Billy Idol, a prominent figure in the punk and 1980s MTV-driven rock scene.
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A.
Steven F. Humphrey
Steven F. Humphrey is an American academic and psychologist best known as the longtime husband of mystery novelist Sue Grafton.
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B.
Richard H. Ellis
Richard H. Ellis was a United States Air Force general who served in top-level strategic leadership roles during the Cold War, including heading the nation’s nuclear bomber and missile forces.
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C.
Charles W. Scharf
Charles W. Scharf is an American business executive and banking industry veteran who serves as the chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Company.
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D.
E. Bennett Walsh
E. Bennett Walsh is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood and international productions, including collaborations with prominent directors like Quentin Tarantino.
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E.
Timothy M. Donahue
Timothy M. Donahue is an American telecommunications executive best known for leading Nextel Communications during its major growth and eventual merger with Sprint.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e0c46f5d1c8190bf830409e98464e5 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f01d90eaa081909fce0549a9df1bf0 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 2:38 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:50 p.m.