Triple
T4806915
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ballad of a Thin Man |
E106969
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCoverVersionBy |
P11142
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Stephen Malkmus |
E362281
|
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: Stephen Malkmus | Statement: [Ballad of a Thin Man, hasCoverVersionBy, Stephen Malkmus]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Malkmus Context triple: [Ballad of a Thin Man, hasCoverVersionBy, Stephen Malkmus]
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A.
Stephen Malkmus
chosen
Stephen Malkmus is an American indie rock musician best known as the frontman of Pavement and a key figure in the 1990s lo-fi movement.
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B.
Mike Watt
Mike Watt is an influential American bassist and songwriter best known for his work with the punk band Minutemen and numerous other alternative rock projects.
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C.
Mike Skinner
Mike Skinner is an English musician and producer best known as the frontman and creative force behind the music project The Streets.
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D.
David Yow
David Yow is an American musician best known as the intense and charismatic lead vocalist of the noise rock band The Jesus Lizard.
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E.
David Grubbs
David Grubbs is an American musician and composer known for his influential work in experimental rock and post-rock, particularly through projects like Gastr del Sol.
- 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_69bd43f6a1e08190bf0a372bfc336ee5 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6c69099c8190956b6df42bb922c8 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be4da2a1808190bd8d0c073e4bad07 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:23 p.m.