Triple
T5193681
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Steve Vai |
E117215
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedAct |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Billy Sheehan
Billy Sheehan is a virtuoso American bassist known for his technically advanced playing and work with bands like Mr. Big, Talas, and David Lee Roth.
|
E501242
|
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: Billy Sheehan | Statement: [Steve Vai, associatedAct, Billy Sheehan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billy Sheehan Context triple: [Steve Vai, associatedAct, Billy Sheehan]
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A.
Jay Schellen
Jay Schellen is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the progressive rock band Yes and for his extensive career as a session and touring musician.
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B.
Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew is an innovative American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his experimental work with King Crimson and numerous other rock and avant-garde artists.
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C.
Billy Cobham
Billy Cobham is a Panamanian-American jazz fusion drummer renowned for his virtuosic technique and influential work in both solo projects and collaborations with leading fusion artists.
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D.
Steven Adler
Steven Adler is an American drummer best known as the original drummer for the hard rock band Guns N' Roses during their classic late-1980s lineup.
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E.
Trevor Rabin
Trevor Rabin is a South African musician and composer best known as the former guitarist of the rock band Yes and as a prolific film score composer.
- 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: Billy Sheehan Triple: [Steve Vai, associatedAct, Billy Sheehan]
Generated description
Billy Sheehan is a virtuoso American bassist known for his technically advanced playing and work with bands like Mr. Big, Talas, and David Lee Roth.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billy Sheehan Target entity description: Billy Sheehan is a virtuoso American bassist known for his technically advanced playing and work with bands like Mr. Big, Talas, and David Lee Roth.
-
A.
Jay Schellen
Jay Schellen is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the progressive rock band Yes and for his extensive career as a session and touring musician.
-
B.
Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew is an innovative American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his experimental work with King Crimson and numerous other rock and avant-garde artists.
-
C.
Billy Cobham
Billy Cobham is a Panamanian-American jazz fusion drummer renowned for his virtuosic technique and influential work in both solo projects and collaborations with leading fusion artists.
-
D.
Steven Adler
Steven Adler is an American drummer best known as the original drummer for the hard rock band Guns N' Roses during their classic late-1980s lineup.
-
E.
Trevor Rabin
Trevor Rabin is a South African musician and composer best known as the former guitarist of the rock band Yes and as a prolific film score composer.
- 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_69bd4462ed04819084fcb01eb9d2fa74 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd79f142488190bc6c57b8ff7ef894 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bee09743e08190a3a73fb410a6f124 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bee5a7cc748190b5df14b78aeac608 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:38 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bee64966f88190874edda00332e220 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:46 p.m.