Triple
T10547825
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lightnin’ Hopkins |
E248867
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sam John Hopkins
Sam John Hopkins, better known as Lightnin’ Hopkins, was a highly influential American Texas blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter renowned for his distinctive electric blues style.
|
E872276
|
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: Sam John Hopkins | Statement: [Lightnin’ Hopkins, birthName, Sam John Hopkins]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam John Hopkins Context triple: [Lightnin’ Hopkins, birthName, Sam John Hopkins]
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A.
Joel Hopkins
Joel Hopkins is a British film director and screenwriter known for character-driven romantic comedies such as "Last Chance Harvey."
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B.
Neil Hopkins
Neil Hopkins is an American actor best known for his roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like the science fiction movie "Skyline" and the TV series "Lost."
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C.
Fred Hopkins
Fred Hopkins was an influential American jazz double bassist known for his innovative work in the avant-garde and free jazz scenes, particularly with the trio Air.
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D.
Richard Hopkins
Richard Hopkins was a British television producer best known for developing and producing major entertainment formats, including the hit dance competition show Strictly Come Dancing.
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E.
Stephen Hopkin
Stephen Hopkin is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Hopkin, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
- 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: Sam John Hopkins Triple: [Lightnin’ Hopkins, birthName, Sam John Hopkins]
Generated description
Sam John Hopkins, better known as Lightnin’ Hopkins, was a highly influential American Texas blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter renowned for his distinctive electric blues style.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam John Hopkins Target entity description: Sam John Hopkins, better known as Lightnin’ Hopkins, was a highly influential American Texas blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter renowned for his distinctive electric blues style.
-
A.
Joel Hopkins
Joel Hopkins is a British film director and screenwriter known for character-driven romantic comedies such as "Last Chance Harvey."
-
B.
Neil Hopkins
Neil Hopkins is an American actor best known for his roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like the science fiction movie "Skyline" and the TV series "Lost."
-
C.
Fred Hopkins
Fred Hopkins was an influential American jazz double bassist known for his innovative work in the avant-garde and free jazz scenes, particularly with the trio Air.
-
D.
Richard Hopkins
Richard Hopkins was a British television producer best known for developing and producing major entertainment formats, including the hit dance competition show Strictly Come Dancing.
-
E.
Stephen Hopkin
Stephen Hopkin is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Hopkin, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
- 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_69d381c733c08190ab1dd6239f5f34ae |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d526d20ef48190ab9f70d4ce5f2a11 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 3:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d94b3148dc81908720c27e58a325ab |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:10 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d94ca07da481908f2d546f8ddc9326 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d94e8687bc819082b672a64bf85500 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:33 p.m.