Triple

T5069114
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bang Bang E114224 entity
Predicate musicVideoDirector P4911 FINISHED
Object Tim Armstrong
Tim Armstrong is an American musician, songwriter, and producer best known as the guitarist and frontman of the punk band Rancid and a key figure in the 1990s punk revival.
 E490653 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: Tim Armstrong | Statement: [Bang Bang, musicVideoDirector, Tim Armstrong]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Tim Armstrong
Context triple: [Bang Bang, musicVideoDirector, Tim Armstrong]
  • A. Larry the Cable Guy
    Larry the Cable Guy is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his blue-collar comedy persona and his role as Mater in the Disney-Pixar Cars film series.
  • B. Adam Nagaitis
    Adam Nagaitis is a British actor known for his intense character roles in high-profile television dramas and films.
  • C. John Melvin
    John Melvin was a Concord, Massachusetts native whose memory is honored by the Melvin Memorial, likely for his service and sacrifice, possibly in a military conflict.
  • D. Jeff Plush
    Jeff Plush is an American sports executive who served as commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League, overseeing its operations and growth in the mid-2010s.
  • E. Jeremy Sisto
    Jeremy Sisto is an American actor known for his roles in film and television, including prominent parts in projects like the teen comedy "Clueless" and the crime drama series "Law & Order."
  • 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: Tim Armstrong
Triple: [Bang Bang, musicVideoDirector, Tim Armstrong]
Generated description
Tim Armstrong is an American musician, songwriter, and producer best known as the guitarist and frontman of the punk band Rancid and a key figure in the 1990s punk revival.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Tim Armstrong
Target entity description: Tim Armstrong is an American musician, songwriter, and producer best known as the guitarist and frontman of the punk band Rancid and a key figure in the 1990s punk revival.
  • A. Larry the Cable Guy
    Larry the Cable Guy is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his blue-collar comedy persona and his role as Mater in the Disney-Pixar Cars film series.
  • B. Adam Nagaitis
    Adam Nagaitis is a British actor known for his intense character roles in high-profile television dramas and films.
  • C. John Melvin
    John Melvin was a Concord, Massachusetts native whose memory is honored by the Melvin Memorial, likely for his service and sacrifice, possibly in a military conflict.
  • D. Jeff Plush
    Jeff Plush is an American sports executive who served as commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League, overseeing its operations and growth in the mid-2010s.
  • E. Jeremy Sisto
    Jeremy Sisto is an American actor known for his roles in film and television, including prominent parts in projects like the teen comedy "Clueless" and the crime drama series "Law & Order."
  • 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_69bd443cf28c8190ad371d603563dbdd completed March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd749f47908190891ac8432c5b5615 completed March 20, 2026, 4:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bea4a348e081909ccba9ce469c722c completed March 21, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bea584a5a081908b6cf5abf1be393e completed March 21, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bea61dbff08190819dc8da376d5e6d completed March 21, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:39 p.m.