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.
  • 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
  • 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.