Triple

T12672127
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Rounder Records E302712 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Bill Nowlin
Bill Nowlin is an American music executive and co-founder of the influential independent folk and roots label Rounder Records.
E995630 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: Bill Nowlin | Statement: [Rounder Records, foundedBy, Bill Nowlin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Nowlin
Context triple: [Rounder Records, foundedBy, Bill Nowlin]
  • A. Bill Nowlin
    Bill Nowlin is a technology entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of National Instruments, a company specializing in automated test and measurement systems.
  • B. Jerry Crutchfield
    Jerry Crutchfield was an American country music songwriter and producer known for his work with major artists and numerous hit songs across several decades.
  • C. Mike Tidwell
    Mike Tidwell is an American environmental activist, author, and founder of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, known for his advocacy on climate change and clean energy.
  • D. Ric Binkley
    Ric Binkley was an American illustrator best known for his science fiction and fantasy cover art in the mid-20th century.
  • E. Rod Tidwell
    Rod Tidwell is a charismatic, outspoken professional football player in the film "Jerry Maguire," best known for his demand to "show me the money."
  • 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: Bill Nowlin
Triple: [Rounder Records, foundedBy, Bill Nowlin]
Generated description
Bill Nowlin is an American music executive and co-founder of the influential independent folk and roots label Rounder Records.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Nowlin
Target entity description: Bill Nowlin is an American music executive and co-founder of the influential independent folk and roots label Rounder Records.
  • A. Bill Nowlin
    Bill Nowlin is a technology entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of National Instruments, a company specializing in automated test and measurement systems.
  • B. Jerry Crutchfield
    Jerry Crutchfield was an American country music songwriter and producer known for his work with major artists and numerous hit songs across several decades.
  • C. Mike Tidwell
    Mike Tidwell is an American environmental activist, author, and founder of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, known for his advocacy on climate change and clean energy.
  • D. Ric Binkley
    Ric Binkley was an American illustrator best known for his science fiction and fantasy cover art in the mid-20th century.
  • E. Rod Tidwell
    Rod Tidwell is a charismatic, outspoken professional football player in the film "Jerry Maguire," best known for his demand to "show me the money."
  • 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_69d7bdee64a08190801c6d470aefd723 completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d961ae493481908f82e0d05dce20bd completed April 10, 2026, 8:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6689019988190ae3a3a52be45c83a completed May 2, 2026, 9:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6697e3a688190abd025df1112feba completed May 2, 2026, 9:15 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f66a9230608190bfe99290ca1679fa completed May 2, 2026, 9:20 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:20 p.m.