Triple
T15179139
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Downie |
E362691
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Gord Downie
Gord Downie was a Canadian rock musician, poet, and activist best known as the lead singer and lyricist of The Tragically Hip.
|
E1141185
|
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: Gord Downie | Statement: [Downie, hasNotableBearer, Gord Downie]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gord Downie Context triple: [Downie, hasNotableBearer, Gord Downie]
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A.
Murray McLauchlan
Murray McLauchlan is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for his folk and country-influenced storytelling songs and multiple Juno Award wins.
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B.
Aaron Gillespie
Aaron Gillespie is an American musician best known as the drummer and clean vocalist for Underoath and the founder, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band The Almost.
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C.
Tom Cochrane
Tom Cochrane is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter best known internationally for his hit song "Life Is a Highway" and his work both as a solo artist and with the band Red Rider.
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D.
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his poetic lyrics, distinctive fingerstyle playing, and socially and politically engaged folk-rock music.
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E.
Steven Page
Steven Page is a Canadian singer-songwriter best known as a co-founder and former lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies.
- 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: Gord Downie Triple: [Downie, hasNotableBearer, Gord Downie]
Generated description
Gord Downie was a Canadian rock musician, poet, and activist best known as the lead singer and lyricist of The Tragically Hip.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gord Downie Target entity description: Gord Downie was a Canadian rock musician, poet, and activist best known as the lead singer and lyricist of The Tragically Hip.
-
A.
Murray McLauchlan
Murray McLauchlan is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for his folk and country-influenced storytelling songs and multiple Juno Award wins.
-
B.
Aaron Gillespie
Aaron Gillespie is an American musician best known as the drummer and clean vocalist for Underoath and the founder, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band The Almost.
-
C.
Tom Cochrane
Tom Cochrane is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter best known internationally for his hit song "Life Is a Highway" and his work both as a solo artist and with the band Red Rider.
-
D.
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his poetic lyrics, distinctive fingerstyle playing, and socially and politically engaged folk-rock music.
-
E.
Steven Page
Steven Page is a Canadian singer-songwriter best known as a co-founder and former lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies.
- 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_69d85a09a39c81908759f23268e2d408 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e00664caac81909bee1268264769f8 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fec89061548190b0b10da00b8d937e |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fec91a2d708190bcc67793c46b2a61 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:41 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69feca0d38088190910dbf4f2538a9d4 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:45 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:09 a.m.