Triple

T1308866
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mercury Records E27942 entity
Predicate notableArtist P601 FINISHED
Object The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago in 1988, known for their layered guitar sound, ambitious concept albums, and hits like "1979" and "Tonight, Tonight."
E148865 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: The Smashing Pumpkins | Statement: [Mercury Records, notableArtist, The Smashing Pumpkins]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Smashing Pumpkins
Context triple: [Mercury Records, notableArtist, The Smashing Pumpkins]
  • A. Nirvana
    Nirvana was a highly influential American grunge band from the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for popularizing alternative rock worldwide with hits like "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
  • B. OASIS
    OASIS is a global, non-profit consortium that develops, standardizes, and promotes open standards for information exchange and interoperability in areas such as security, web services, and document formats.
  • C. Sonic Youth
    Sonic Youth was an influential American alternative rock band known for its experimental guitar tunings, noise-driven sound, and pivotal role in the 1980s–1990s indie and underground music scenes.
  • D. Hole
    Hole is an American alternative rock band formed in 1989 by singer-guitarist Courtney Love, known for its raw, aggressive sound and influential role in the 1990s grunge and punk scenes.
  • E. Pixies
    Pixies are an influential American alternative rock band formed in the late 1980s, known for their loud-quiet-loud dynamics, surreal lyrics, and major impact on the grunge and indie rock movements.
  • 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: The Smashing Pumpkins
Triple: [Mercury Records, notableArtist, The Smashing Pumpkins]
Generated description
The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago in 1988, known for their layered guitar sound, ambitious concept albums, and hits like "1979" and "Tonight, Tonight."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Smashing Pumpkins
Target entity description: The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago in 1988, known for their layered guitar sound, ambitious concept albums, and hits like "1979" and "Tonight, Tonight."
  • A. Nirvana
    Nirvana was a highly influential American grunge band from the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for popularizing alternative rock worldwide with hits like "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
  • B. OASIS
    OASIS is a global, non-profit consortium that develops, standardizes, and promotes open standards for information exchange and interoperability in areas such as security, web services, and document formats.
  • C. Sonic Youth
    Sonic Youth was an influential American alternative rock band known for its experimental guitar tunings, noise-driven sound, and pivotal role in the 1980s–1990s indie and underground music scenes.
  • D. Hole
    Hole is an American alternative rock band formed in 1989 by singer-guitarist Courtney Love, known for its raw, aggressive sound and influential role in the 1990s grunge and punk scenes.
  • E. Pixies
    Pixies are an influential American alternative rock band formed in the late 1980s, known for their loud-quiet-loud dynamics, surreal lyrics, and major impact on the grunge and indie rock movements.
  • 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_69a496d7d83481908f83085854e51328 completed March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c139551081908ad8eb670c621fff completed March 1, 2026, 10:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69acb30b45708190aaf8c977fef2500c completed March 7, 2026, 11:21 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69acb389ab248190b67eb802ed1ac01f completed March 7, 2026, 11:23 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69acb423e2948190b3927d2f041b6215 completed March 7, 2026, 11:26 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.