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."
  • 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
  • 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.