Triple
T15165888
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tortoise |
E362339
|
entity |
| Predicate | member |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Doug McCombs
Doug McCombs is an American bassist and guitarist best known as a founding member of the Chicago post-rock band Tortoise and for his work in groups like Brokeback and Eleventh Dream Day.
|
E1158892
|
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: Doug McCombs | Statement: [Tortoise, member, Doug McCombs]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doug McCombs Context triple: [Tortoise, member, Doug McCombs]
-
A.
Rob Cunningham
Rob Cunningham is a Canadian video game developer best known as a co-founder of Relic Entertainment and the founder and CEO of Blackbird Interactive, where he has led the creation of acclaimed strategy and sci-fi titles.
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B.
Mike McGlone
Mike McGlone is an American actor and author best known for his roles in films like "The Brothers McMullen" and "She's the One," as well as for his distinctive voiceover work in television commercials.
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C.
Jim McKelvey
Jim McKelvey is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the financial technology company Square (now Block, Inc.), as well as a philanthropist and author.
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D.
Doug McMillan
Doug McMillan is an American business executive best known as the president and chief executive officer of Walmart Inc.
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E.
Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
- 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: Doug McCombs Triple: [Tortoise, member, Doug McCombs]
Generated description
Doug McCombs is an American bassist and guitarist best known as a founding member of the Chicago post-rock band Tortoise and for his work in groups like Brokeback and Eleventh Dream Day.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doug McCombs Target entity description: Doug McCombs is an American bassist and guitarist best known as a founding member of the Chicago post-rock band Tortoise and for his work in groups like Brokeback and Eleventh Dream Day.
-
A.
Rob Cunningham
Rob Cunningham is a Canadian video game developer best known as a co-founder of Relic Entertainment and the founder and CEO of Blackbird Interactive, where he has led the creation of acclaimed strategy and sci-fi titles.
-
B.
Mike McGlone
Mike McGlone is an American actor and author best known for his roles in films like "The Brothers McMullen" and "She's the One," as well as for his distinctive voiceover work in television commercials.
-
C.
Jim McKelvey
Jim McKelvey is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the financial technology company Square (now Block, Inc.), as well as a philanthropist and author.
-
D.
Doug McMillan
Doug McMillan is an American business executive best known as the president and chief executive officer of Walmart Inc.
-
E.
Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
- 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_69d85a087b7c81908baa94a53dac8d68 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0064c6244819085daf8e1eafdf3f2 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff2ce894548190a19bab33285ad165 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 12:47 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff2e1fb27c81908de0d755bf30c833 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 12:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff2f3ab6988190b4cefe2f55c4101c |
completed | May 9, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:08 a.m.