Triple

T12811206
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael McKean E306273 entity
Predicate characterPortrayed P1507 FINISHED
Object David St. Hubbins
David St. Hubbins is the fictional lead singer and guitarist of the satirical heavy metal band Spinal Tap from the mockumentary film "This Is Spinal Tap."
 E1005479 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: David St. Hubbins | Statement: [Michael McKean, characterPortrayed, David St. Hubbins]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: David St. Hubbins
Context triple: [Michael McKean, characterPortrayed, David St. Hubbins]
  • A. Herbie Hawkins
    Herbie Hawkins is a supporting character in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1943 thriller film "Shadow of a Doubt," known for his darkly humorous conversations about murder with his neighbor.
  • B. John Whynot
    John Whynot is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and musician known for his work with artists such as Neil Young and Bruce Cockburn.
  • C. Don Stevens
    Don Stevens is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to be distinguished from others sharing the surname Stevens.
  • D. Dick Tipton
    Dick Tipton is a reformed street urchin in Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel "Little Lord Fauntleroy," who becomes a loyal friend and ally to the young protagonist.
  • E. David Hackney
    David Hackney was an American guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of the pioneering Detroit proto-punk band Death.
  • 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: David St. Hubbins
Triple: [Michael McKean, characterPortrayed, David St. Hubbins]
Generated description
David St. Hubbins is the fictional lead singer and guitarist of the satirical heavy metal band Spinal Tap from the mockumentary film "This Is Spinal Tap."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: David St. Hubbins
Target entity description: David St. Hubbins is the fictional lead singer and guitarist of the satirical heavy metal band Spinal Tap from the mockumentary film "This Is Spinal Tap."
  • A. Herbie Hawkins
    Herbie Hawkins is a supporting character in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1943 thriller film "Shadow of a Doubt," known for his darkly humorous conversations about murder with his neighbor.
  • B. John Whynot
    John Whynot is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and musician known for his work with artists such as Neil Young and Bruce Cockburn.
  • C. Don Stevens
    Don Stevens is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to be distinguished from others sharing the surname Stevens.
  • D. Dick Tipton
    Dick Tipton is a reformed street urchin in Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel "Little Lord Fauntleroy," who becomes a loyal friend and ally to the young protagonist.
  • E. David Hackney
    David Hackney was an American guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of the pioneering Detroit proto-punk band Death.
  • 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_69d7bdf46c448190b1faa55aaacb6317 completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d96e817598819080fdd61e9d61236e completed April 10, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f68eca9b448190a819b3807fdbc3f8 completed May 2, 2026, 11:54 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f69277d3d88190abce800c01a8026c completed May 3, 2026, 12:10 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6938150608190a61206cefa3eca1e completed May 3, 2026, 12:14 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:31 p.m.