Triple
T21936784
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Jeff Timmons |
E541708
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Timmons
Timmons is a surname most notably associated with Jeff Timmons, a founding member of the American boy band 98 Degrees.
|
E1509383
|
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: Timmons | Statement: [Jeff Timmons, familyName, Timmons]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timmons Context triple: [Jeff Timmons, familyName, Timmons]
-
A.
Thiel
Thiel is the surname of Peter Thiel, the German-American billionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies.
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B.
Lovins
Lovins is the surname of Amory B. Lovins, an American physicist and environmentalist known for his work on energy efficiency and sustainable energy policy.
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C.
Markkula
Markkula is a Finnish surname most notably associated with Mike Markkula, an early investor and executive at Apple Inc.
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D.
Woodstock Ventures
Woodstock Ventures is the company that organized and produced the iconic 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair and has since managed the festival’s brand and related projects.
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E.
Heilmeier
Heilmeier is a German-language surname most notably associated with George Heilmeier, an American engineer and pioneer in liquid crystal display (LCD) technology.
- 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: Timmons Triple: [Jeff Timmons, familyName, Timmons]
Generated description
Timmons is a surname most notably associated with Jeff Timmons, a founding member of the American boy band 98 Degrees.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timmons Target entity description: Timmons is a surname most notably associated with Jeff Timmons, a founding member of the American boy band 98 Degrees.
-
A.
Thiel
Thiel is the surname of Peter Thiel, the German-American billionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies.
-
B.
Lovins
Lovins is the surname of Amory B. Lovins, an American physicist and environmentalist known for his work on energy efficiency and sustainable energy policy.
-
C.
Markkula
Markkula is a Finnish surname most notably associated with Mike Markkula, an early investor and executive at Apple Inc.
-
D.
Woodstock Ventures
Woodstock Ventures is the company that organized and produced the iconic 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair and has since managed the festival’s brand and related projects.
-
E.
Heilmeier
Heilmeier is a German-language surname most notably associated with George Heilmeier, an American engineer and pioneer in liquid crystal display (LCD) technology.
- 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_69e0c47e2e5c81909a7f74ce3de50911 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1241c909c81908644eb73baa9def1 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0a60e8668c8190822cb376e2633213 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0a619fa5048190a78af846d4576c46 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0a62097c2c8190a223c257b4bbc28e |
completed | May 18, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 7:54 p.m.