Triple

T1150422
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Edge E23663 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Evans
Evans is the surname of David Howell Evans, better known as The Edge, the guitarist of the Irish rock band U2.
 E131904 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: Evans | Statement: [The Edge, familyName, Evans]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Evans
Context triple: [The Edge, familyName, Evans]
  • A. Evan
    Evan is a masculine given name of Welsh origin meaning "the Lord is gracious," commonly used in English-speaking countries.
  • B. Elliott
    Elliott is a masculine given name of English origin, often used as both a first name and a surname.
  • C. Callahan
    Callahan is a surname most notably associated with American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, known for his introspective and minimalist folk music.
  • D. Evans Diamond
    Evans Diamond is the home baseball stadium of the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears.
  • E. Callaghan
    Callaghan is a surname of Irish origin borne by numerous notable individuals in politics, sports, and the arts.
  • 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: Evans
Triple: [The Edge, familyName, Evans]
Generated description
Evans is the surname of David Howell Evans, better known as The Edge, the guitarist of the Irish rock band U2.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Evans
Target entity description: Evans is the surname of David Howell Evans, better known as The Edge, the guitarist of the Irish rock band U2.
  • A. Evan
    Evan is a masculine given name of Welsh origin meaning "the Lord is gracious," commonly used in English-speaking countries.
  • B. Elliott
    Elliott is a masculine given name of English origin, often used as both a first name and a surname.
  • C. Callahan
    Callahan is a surname most notably associated with American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, known for his introspective and minimalist folk music.
  • D. Evans Diamond
    Evans Diamond is the home baseball stadium of the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears.
  • E. Callaghan
    Callaghan is a surname of Irish origin borne by numerous notable individuals in politics, sports, and the arts.
  • 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_69a493f0d32c8190ac74bad3c87f2641 completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4bc730b008190bd0901e0a47a4b7a completed March 1, 2026, 10:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac5eb5d36c8190916a43a5f41df144 completed March 7, 2026, 5:21 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac5f4756b08190b3dbaf64a9351836 completed March 7, 2026, 5:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac600f78148190bd3109276f7b9e3a completed March 7, 2026, 5:27 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:44 p.m.