Triple

T14951775
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bob Mothersbaugh E372810 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
"Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" is the 1978 debut studio album by American new wave band Devo, known for its quirky, avant-garde style and satirical take on pop and rock music.
E1129144 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: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | Statement: [Bob Mothersbaugh, notableWork, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Context triple: [Bob Mothersbaugh, notableWork, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!]
  • A. Are We Here?
    "Are We Here?" is a 1994 electronic track by British duo Orbital, known for its intricate breakbeats, atmospheric textures, and socially conscious sampled dialogue.
  • B. What Are We Doing
    "What Are We Doing" is a song featured on Robert Glasper's R&B/hip-hop-influenced album Black Radio 2.
  • C. If Not Us, Who?
    "If Not Us, Who?" is a 2011 German drama film directed by Andres Veiel that explores the roots of left-wing terrorism in West Germany during the 1960s.
  • D. Who Is Man?
    "Who Is Man?" is a philosophical and theological work by Abraham Joshua Heschel that explores the nature, dignity, and spiritual responsibility of the human being in relation to God and modern society.
  • E. What Are We Doing Here?
    "What Are We Doing Here?" is a collection of essays by Marilynne Robinson that reflects on politics, religion, history, and the humanities through her characteristically thoughtful and theologically informed perspective.
  • 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: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Triple: [Bob Mothersbaugh, notableWork, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!]
Generated description
"Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" is the 1978 debut studio album by American new wave band Devo, known for its quirky, avant-garde style and satirical take on pop and rock music.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Target entity description: "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" is the 1978 debut studio album by American new wave band Devo, known for its quirky, avant-garde style and satirical take on pop and rock music.
  • A. Are We Here?
    "Are We Here?" is a 1994 electronic track by British duo Orbital, known for its intricate breakbeats, atmospheric textures, and socially conscious sampled dialogue.
  • B. What Are We Doing
    "What Are We Doing" is a song featured on Robert Glasper's R&B/hip-hop-influenced album Black Radio 2.
  • C. If Not Us, Who?
    "If Not Us, Who?" is a 2011 German drama film directed by Andres Veiel that explores the roots of left-wing terrorism in West Germany during the 1960s.
  • D. Who Is Man?
    "Who Is Man?" is a philosophical and theological work by Abraham Joshua Heschel that explores the nature, dignity, and spiritual responsibility of the human being in relation to God and modern society.
  • E. What Are We Doing Here?
    "What Are We Doing Here?" is a collection of essays by Marilynne Robinson that reflects on politics, religion, history, and the humanities through her characteristically thoughtful and theologically informed perspective.
  • 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_69d85cca979481908747d2a81eba1cea completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded690f2e08190ad9dad6dc05a164a completed April 15, 2026, 12:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe7e9a6098819087b6e81bebcf6805 completed May 9, 2026, 12:23 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe83fdef58819098cda8cca0d810dd completed May 9, 2026, 12:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe8518121c8190b6ffcc14ec5ac8ea completed May 9, 2026, 12:51 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:39 a.m.