Triple

T4358794
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tom Waits E98614 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Waits
Waits is the surname of American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor Tom Waits, known for his distinctive gravelly voice and eclectic, experimental style.
 E433010 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: Waits | Statement: [Tom Waits, familyName, Waits]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Waits
Context triple: [Tom Waits, familyName, Waits]
  • A. Wait
    Wait is a given name historically used in English-speaking contexts, notably in early colonial America.
  • B. Willing to Wait
    "Willing to Wait" is a romantic R&B ballad by Rihanna from her debut studio album, *Music of the Sun*.
  • C. Just Wait
    "Just Wait" is a song by the American rock band Surfer Blood, known for their melodic indie rock sound.
  • D. WaitWhat
    WaitWhat is a media company known for creating innovative, narrative-driven podcasts and digital content, including the business podcast "Masters of Scale."
  • E. Wait Park
    Wait Park is a central public park in Canby, Oregon, known as a community gathering space for recreation and local events.
  • 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: Waits
Triple: [Tom Waits, familyName, Waits]
Generated description
Waits is the surname of American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor Tom Waits, known for his distinctive gravelly voice and eclectic, experimental style.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Waits
Target entity description: Waits is the surname of American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor Tom Waits, known for his distinctive gravelly voice and eclectic, experimental style.
  • A. Wait
    Wait is a given name historically used in English-speaking contexts, notably in early colonial America.
  • B. Willing to Wait
    "Willing to Wait" is a romantic R&B ballad by Rihanna from her debut studio album, *Music of the Sun*.
  • C. Just Wait
    "Just Wait" is a song by the American rock band Surfer Blood, known for their melodic indie rock sound.
  • D. WaitWhat
    WaitWhat is a media company known for creating innovative, narrative-driven podcasts and digital content, including the business podcast "Masters of Scale."
  • E. Wait Park
    Wait Park is a central public park in Canby, Oregon, known as a community gathering space for recreation and local events.
  • 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_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_69b5dbbcb6188190a8a4da6a080f0d61 completed March 14, 2026, 10:05 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5dc7763488190b056ba759ac9fa73 completed March 14, 2026, 10:08 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5dd07854c8190ac55586d245028a6 completed March 14, 2026, 10:11 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:16 p.m.