Triple

T10940935
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject M. Ward E258468 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Matthew Stephen Ward
Matthew Stephen Ward is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known as M. Ward, both for his solo work and as a member of the duo She & Him.
E895346 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: Matthew Stephen Ward | Statement: [M. Ward, birthName, Matthew Stephen Ward]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew Stephen Ward
Context triple: [M. Ward, birthName, Matthew Stephen Ward]
  • A. Kyle Ward
    Kyle Ward is a screenwriter best known for penning the action film "Machete Kills."
  • B. Andrew Ward
    Andrew Ward is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as sports, academia, and the arts, rather than a single widely recognized public figure.
  • C. Matthew Graham
    Matthew Graham is a British television writer and producer best known for co-creating the acclaimed sci-fi drama series *Life on Mars* and its spin-off *Ashes to Ashes*.
  • D. Matthew Aldrich
    Matthew Aldrich is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing Pixar’s Academy Award–winning animated film "Coco."
  • E. Chris Worthington
    Chris Worthington is a notable individual who shares the surname Worthington and has achieved sufficient recognition to be specifically identified as a bearer of that name.
  • 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: Matthew Stephen Ward
Triple: [M. Ward, birthName, Matthew Stephen Ward]
Generated description
Matthew Stephen Ward is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known as M. Ward, both for his solo work and as a member of the duo She & Him.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew Stephen Ward
Target entity description: Matthew Stephen Ward is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known as M. Ward, both for his solo work and as a member of the duo She & Him.
  • A. Kyle Ward
    Kyle Ward is a screenwriter best known for penning the action film "Machete Kills."
  • B. Andrew Ward
    Andrew Ward is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as sports, academia, and the arts, rather than a single widely recognized public figure.
  • C. Matthew Graham
    Matthew Graham is a British television writer and producer best known for co-creating the acclaimed sci-fi drama series *Life on Mars* and its spin-off *Ashes to Ashes*.
  • D. Matthew Aldrich
    Matthew Aldrich is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing Pixar’s Academy Award–winning animated film "Coco."
  • E. Chris Worthington
    Chris Worthington is a notable individual who shares the surname Worthington and has achieved sufficient recognition to be specifically identified as a bearer of that name.
  • 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_69d6aa8769b4819082bfe5e61b9017f0 completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d770c2821c8190a7b08276c4bfbf33 completed April 9, 2026, 9:26 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e23c0e940081908c84ea4cf3b877fc completed April 17, 2026, 1:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e24541cbb481908f14a9cb2787c118 completed April 17, 2026, 2:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e248f48dc88190af9491e8cdc4a532 completed April 17, 2026, 2:51 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:23 p.m.