Triple
T5430338
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hicks |
E121469
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tony Hicks
Tony Hicks is an English rock guitarist best known as a longtime member of the band The Hollies.
|
E543733
|
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: Tony Hicks | Statement: [Hicks, hasNotableBearer, Tony Hicks]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tony Hicks Context triple: [Hicks, hasNotableBearer, Tony Hicks]
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A.
Doug Hicks
Doug Hicks is an American academic and administrator who serves as the president of Davidson College in North Carolina.
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B.
Jim Hutton
Jim Hutton was an American actor best known for his lanky, affable screen presence in 1960s comedies and for playing the title role in the TV series "Ellery Queen."
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C.
Jim Hutton
Jim Hutton was an Irish hairdresser best known as the long-term partner of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury during the final years of Mercury’s life.
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D.
Kenny Hicks
Kenny Hicks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Hicks, though specific widely known public details about him are limited.
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E.
Glenn Williamson
Glenn Williamson is a film producer known for his work on independent and character-driven movies, including the dark comedy-drama "Sunshine Cleaning."
- 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: Tony Hicks Triple: [Hicks, hasNotableBearer, Tony Hicks]
Generated description
Tony Hicks is an English rock guitarist best known as a longtime member of the band The Hollies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tony Hicks Target entity description: Tony Hicks is an English rock guitarist best known as a longtime member of the band The Hollies.
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A.
Doug Hicks
Doug Hicks is an American academic and administrator who serves as the president of Davidson College in North Carolina.
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B.
Jim Hutton
Jim Hutton was an American actor best known for his lanky, affable screen presence in 1960s comedies and for playing the title role in the TV series "Ellery Queen."
-
C.
Jim Hutton
Jim Hutton was an Irish hairdresser best known as the long-term partner of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury during the final years of Mercury’s life.
-
D.
Kenny Hicks
Kenny Hicks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Hicks, though specific widely known public details about him are limited.
-
E.
Glenn Williamson
Glenn Williamson is a film producer known for his work on independent and character-driven movies, including the dark comedy-drama "Sunshine Cleaning."
- 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_69bd463c65f0819082ee6483ab4b466a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd883e5e10819091e159dfd245e94d |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c07d466cbc8190a91dcc0c26aba817 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 11:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c0865e261c8190b54bec80ed6a9aaf |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c086b52dec8190bea2e13991389992 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:17 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:06 p.m.