Triple
T9832211
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ben Folds |
E239013
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entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Benjamin Scott Folds
Benjamin Scott Folds is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer best known as the frontman of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five and for his eclectic solo career.
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E824501
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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: Benjamin Scott Folds | Statement: [Ben Folds, birthName, Benjamin Scott Folds]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benjamin Scott Folds Context triple: [Ben Folds, birthName, Benjamin Scott Folds]
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A.
William Fagan
William Fagan is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably recorded as a bearer of the surname Fagan.
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B.
Benjamin Griffith
Benjamin Griffith was an early settler and landowner whose contributions to the area led to the Indiana town of Griffith being named in his honor.
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C.
John Fagan
John Fagan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Fagan.
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D.
Benjamin Salisbury
Benjamin Salisbury is an American actor best known for playing Brighton Sheffield, the middle child, on the 1990s sitcom "The Nanny."
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E.
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1970s, including a memorable role as the harried film director in "Singin' in the Rain."
- 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: Benjamin Scott Folds Triple: [Ben Folds, birthName, Benjamin Scott Folds]
Generated description
Benjamin Scott Folds is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer best known as the frontman of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five and for his eclectic solo career.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benjamin Scott Folds Target entity description: Benjamin Scott Folds is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer best known as the frontman of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five and for his eclectic solo career.
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A.
William Fagan
William Fagan is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably recorded as a bearer of the surname Fagan.
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B.
Benjamin Griffith
Benjamin Griffith was an early settler and landowner whose contributions to the area led to the Indiana town of Griffith being named in his honor.
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C.
John Fagan
John Fagan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Fagan.
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D.
Benjamin Salisbury
Benjamin Salisbury is an American actor best known for playing Brighton Sheffield, the middle child, on the 1990s sitcom "The Nanny."
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E.
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1970s, including a memorable role as the harried film director in "Singin' in the Rain."
- 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_69ca84e314108190978324a4bdb959f8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb335623c8190902de29795bce87d |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1d5c066a08190baabf3141c10d9f3 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1d749c0c481909b3917d4c028c2df |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1d7b1e4808190b9259e3e772cd274 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:32 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:32 p.m.