Triple
T6057587
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Jerry Garcia |
E134953
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedAct |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Merl Saunders
Merl Saunders was an American keyboardist and composer best known for his soulful collaborations with Jerry Garcia that blended rock, jazz, and R&B.
|
E567311
|
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: Merl Saunders | Statement: [Jerry Garcia, associatedAct, Merl Saunders]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merl Saunders Context triple: [Jerry Garcia, associatedAct, Merl Saunders]
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A.
Dale Eunson
Dale Eunson was an American writer and magazine editor best known for his short stories and screenwriting work in mid-20th-century Hollywood.
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B.
Ernie McCracken
Ernie McCracken is the flamboyantly villainous professional bowler and main antagonist portrayed by Bill Murray in the comedy film "Kingpin."
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C.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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D.
Dennis Awtrey
Dennis Awtrey is a former American professional basketball center known for his defensive play and role as a key contributor on several NBA teams during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Larry Haines
Larry Haines was an American actor best known for his long-running role on the television soap opera "Search for Tomorrow."
- 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: Merl Saunders Triple: [Jerry Garcia, associatedAct, Merl Saunders]
Generated description
Merl Saunders was an American keyboardist and composer best known for his soulful collaborations with Jerry Garcia that blended rock, jazz, and R&B.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merl Saunders Target entity description: Merl Saunders was an American keyboardist and composer best known for his soulful collaborations with Jerry Garcia that blended rock, jazz, and R&B.
-
A.
Dale Eunson
Dale Eunson was an American writer and magazine editor best known for his short stories and screenwriting work in mid-20th-century Hollywood.
-
B.
Ernie McCracken
Ernie McCracken is the flamboyantly villainous professional bowler and main antagonist portrayed by Bill Murray in the comedy film "Kingpin."
-
C.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
-
D.
Dennis Awtrey
Dennis Awtrey is a former American professional basketball center known for his defensive play and role as a key contributor on several NBA teams during the 1970s and early 1980s.
-
E.
Larry Haines
Larry Haines was an American actor best known for his long-running role on the television soap opera "Search for Tomorrow."
- 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_69c00877b6d4819096b0e163728b73a3 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0570d00e88190b2d8d596e40378d9 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c11d0e06288190b4389b43825d5929 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 10:59 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c11ec11864819084c31d98133ca53a |
completed | March 23, 2026, 11:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c11f29842881909acf88a1fa896354 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 11:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:09 p.m.