Triple
T4358792
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tom Waits |
E98614
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas Alan Waits |
E98614
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Thomas Alan Waits | Statement: [Tom Waits, birthName, Thomas Alan Waits]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Alan Waits Context triple: [Tom Waits, birthName, Thomas Alan Waits]
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A.
Tom Waits
chosen
Tom Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor known for his gravelly voice, experimental songwriting, and dark, theatrical storytelling.
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B.
Lou Reed
Lou Reed was an influential American rock musician, singer-songwriter, and co-founder of The Velvet Underground, known for his pioneering role in alternative and experimental music.
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C.
Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt is an English musician and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine, later acclaimed for his distinctive solo work blending jazz, rock, and experimental music.
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D.
John Veals
John Veals is a ruthless, ultra-wealthy hedge fund manager in Sebastian Faulks’s novel "A Week in December," embodying the excesses and moral ambiguities of high finance in contemporary London.
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E.
Michael McDermott
Michael McDermott is a name shared by several notable individuals, including an American singer-songwriter and a software engineer known for his work in technology and programming.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69b3454c772081908e20173e379e8ebe |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b351e1bfa48190bb506d9ca1ed7b6a |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5e501671c8190bf8a9998f46a9f3b |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:16 p.m.