Triple

T7986926
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Timothy (song) E185704 entity
Predicate performer P1363 FINISHED
Object The Buoys
The Buoys were an American rock band best known for their controversial 1971 hit single "Timothy," written by Rupert Holmes.
E702713 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: The Buoys | Statement: [Timothy (song), performer, The Buoys]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Buoys
Context triple: [Timothy (song), performer, The Buoys]
  • A. Like the Sea
    "Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
  • B. Out to Sea
    Out to Sea is a 1997 romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as reluctant dance hosts on a cruise ship.
  • C. At Sea
    "At Sea" is a section or component of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published novel "Islands in the Stream," focusing on the protagonist's experiences during World War II naval patrols.
  • D. Ships in a Calm
    Ships in a Calm is a serene 17th-century maritime painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Willem van de Velde the Younger, celebrated for its meticulous detail and atmospheric depiction of ships at rest.
  • E. From Sea to Sea
    From Sea to Sea is the English rendering of Canada’s national motto, expressing the idea of a nation stretching across the continent from coast to coast.
  • 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: The Buoys
Triple: [Timothy (song), performer, The Buoys]
Generated description
The Buoys were an American rock band best known for their controversial 1971 hit single "Timothy," written by Rupert Holmes.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Buoys
Target entity description: The Buoys were an American rock band best known for their controversial 1971 hit single "Timothy," written by Rupert Holmes.
  • A. Like the Sea
    "Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
  • B. Out to Sea
    Out to Sea is a 1997 romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as reluctant dance hosts on a cruise ship.
  • C. At Sea
    "At Sea" is a section or component of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published novel "Islands in the Stream," focusing on the protagonist's experiences during World War II naval patrols.
  • D. Ships in a Calm
    Ships in a Calm is a serene 17th-century maritime painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Willem van de Velde the Younger, celebrated for its meticulous detail and atmospheric depiction of ships at rest.
  • E. From Sea to Sea
    From Sea to Sea is the English rendering of Canada’s national motto, expressing the idea of a nation stretching across the continent from coast to coast.
  • 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_69ca829a2cfc819083d591d58ec04075 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb3c4d11b08190aa13afb17155462c completed March 31, 2026, 3:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cbe0e6f3c48190a0132fa90eec6420 completed March 31, 2026, 2:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cbe43f883081908768a7314409b622 completed March 31, 2026, 3:11 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cc34c6cf6881909b28a0b6882b518d completed March 31, 2026, 8:55 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:15 p.m.