Triple

T9832211
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ben Folds E239013 entity
Predicate birthName P65 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.
E824501 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]
  • A. William Fagan
    William Fagan is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably recorded as a bearer of the surname Fagan.
  • 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.
  • C. John Fagan
    John Fagan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Fagan.
  • D. Benjamin Salisbury
    Benjamin Salisbury is an American actor best known for playing Brighton Sheffield, the middle child, on the 1990s sitcom "The Nanny."
  • 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.
  • A. William Fagan
    William Fagan is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably recorded as a bearer of the surname Fagan.
  • 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.
  • C. John Fagan
    John Fagan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Fagan.
  • D. Benjamin Salisbury
    Benjamin Salisbury is an American actor best known for playing Brighton Sheffield, the middle child, on the 1990s sitcom "The Nanny."
  • 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.