Triple
T15165889
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tortoise |
E362339
|
entity |
| Predicate | member |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Dan Bitney
Dan Bitney is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist best known as a longtime member of the experimental rock band Tortoise.
|
E1141592
|
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: Dan Bitney | Statement: [Tortoise, member, Dan Bitney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dan Bitney Context triple: [Tortoise, member, Dan Bitney]
-
A.
Rod Temperton
Rod Temperton was a British songwriter and former member of the band Heatwave, best known for penning several of Michael Jackson’s biggest hits, including songs on the landmark album "Thriller."
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B.
Phil Thornalley
Phil Thornalley is a British songwriter, record producer, and musician best known for his work with artists like The Cure and Natalie Imbruglia.
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C.
Eric Woolfson
Eric Woolfson was a Scottish songwriter, lyricist, and producer best known as the co-creator and primary songwriter of The Alan Parsons Project.
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D.
Bill Danoff
Bill Danoff is an American songwriter and singer best known for co-writing hits like "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Afternoon Delight."
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E.
Steve Lillywhite
Steve Lillywhite is a renowned English record producer best known for his work with major rock and alternative bands such as U2, The Rolling Stones, and Peter Gabriel.
- 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: Dan Bitney Triple: [Tortoise, member, Dan Bitney]
Generated description
Dan Bitney is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist best known as a longtime member of the experimental rock band Tortoise.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dan Bitney Target entity description: Dan Bitney is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist best known as a longtime member of the experimental rock band Tortoise.
-
A.
Rod Temperton
Rod Temperton was a British songwriter and former member of the band Heatwave, best known for penning several of Michael Jackson’s biggest hits, including songs on the landmark album "Thriller."
-
B.
Phil Thornalley
Phil Thornalley is a British songwriter, record producer, and musician best known for his work with artists like The Cure and Natalie Imbruglia.
-
C.
Eric Woolfson
Eric Woolfson was a Scottish songwriter, lyricist, and producer best known as the co-creator and primary songwriter of The Alan Parsons Project.
-
D.
Bill Danoff
Bill Danoff is an American songwriter and singer best known for co-writing hits like "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Afternoon Delight."
-
E.
Steve Lillywhite
Steve Lillywhite is a renowned English record producer best known for his work with major rock and alternative bands such as U2, The Rolling Stones, and Peter Gabriel.
- 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_69fec887fbf08190b42dd25a99b7770d |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fec974f39c819081dcec5c18090cf7 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69feca9d1a5c8190b0c649f83a74231b |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:08 a.m.