Triple

T4453062
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Together Through Life E97657 entity
Predicate coLyricist P1360 FINISHED
Object Robert Hunter
Robert Hunter was an American lyricist and songwriter best known for his long-standing collaboration with the Grateful Dead, for whom he wrote many of their most iconic songs.
 E439788 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Robert Hunter | Statement: [Together Through Life, coLyricist, Robert Hunter]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Hunter
Context triple: [Together Through Life, coLyricist, Robert Hunter]
  • A. Robert Hunter
    Robert Hunter was a British lawyer and conservationist who co-founded the National Trust and played a key role in the early preservation of historic places and natural landscapes in the UK.
  • B. Robert Charles Hunter
    Robert Charles Hunter is known primarily as the former husband of American actress Diane Ladd.
  • C. Robert Hunter Caldwell
    Robert Hunter Caldwell, better known as Bobby Caldwell, was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist renowned for his smooth blend of soul, jazz, and R&B, particularly his hit song "What You Won't Do for Love."
  • D. Phil Lesh
    Phil Lesh is an American bassist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member of the pioneering psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead.
  • E. Jerry Garcia
    Jerry Garcia was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as the charismatic frontman and lead guitarist of the pioneering psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead.
  • 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: Robert Hunter
Triple: [Together Through Life, coLyricist, Robert Hunter]
Generated description
Robert Hunter was an American lyricist and songwriter best known for his long-standing collaboration with the Grateful Dead, for whom he wrote many of their most iconic songs.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Hunter
Target entity description: Robert Hunter was an American lyricist and songwriter best known for his long-standing collaboration with the Grateful Dead, for whom he wrote many of their most iconic songs.
  • A. Robert Hunter
    Robert Hunter was a British lawyer and conservationist who co-founded the National Trust and played a key role in the early preservation of historic places and natural landscapes in the UK.
  • B. Robert Charles Hunter
    Robert Charles Hunter is known primarily as the former husband of American actress Diane Ladd.
  • C. Robert Hunter Caldwell
    Robert Hunter Caldwell, better known as Bobby Caldwell, was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist renowned for his smooth blend of soul, jazz, and R&B, particularly his hit song "What You Won't Do for Love."
  • D. Phil Lesh
    Phil Lesh is an American bassist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member of the pioneering psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead.
  • E. Jerry Garcia
    Jerry Garcia was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as the charismatic frontman and lead guitarist of the pioneering psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target predicate: coLyricist
Context triple: [Together Through Life, coLyricist, Robert Hunter]
  • A. lyricsBy
    Indicates that the lyrics of a song or musical work were written or authored by a specified person or entity.
  • B. lyricist chosen
    Indicates that one entity is the writer of the words (lyrics) for a musical work associated with another entity.
  • C. writerOfMusicAndLyrics
    Indicates that a person is the creator of both the musical composition and the song lyrics for a work.
  • D. songWrittenBy
    Indicates that a particular song was created or composed by a specific person or group.
  • E. stateSongComposer
    Indicates that a person is the composer of the official song of a particular state.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69b3454777808190b78aa9047ba1f018 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b355f49dc081908727af81b886c08d completed March 13, 2026, 12:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b6138ea77881908381e9ea8ad2b7fe completed March 15, 2026, 2:03 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b61465bb4081908a638a908c31c489 completed March 15, 2026, 2:07 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b6156db4a081909054f7db172315e9 completed March 15, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69b34f649df081909d3cc2f6a1b8f282 completed March 12, 2026, 11:42 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:33 p.m.