Triple

T1524952
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Chris Thile E32313 entity
Predicate associatedAct P37 FINISHED
Object Sean Watkins
Sean Watkins is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member of the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek.
E175154 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: Sean Watkins | Statement: [Chris Thile, associatedAct, Sean Watkins]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sean Watkins
Context triple: [Chris Thile, associatedAct, Sean Watkins]
  • A. Joel McNeely
    Joel McNeely is an American composer and conductor best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous projects for Disney and other major studios.
  • B. Michael Penn
    Michael Penn is an American singer-songwriter and composer known for his work on film scores and his 1989 hit single "No Myth."
  • C. C. Adam Schlesinger
    C. Adam Schlesinger was an American composer and songwriter best known for his work in film and television music, as well as for co-founding the band Fountains of Wayne.
  • D. Hugh Martin
    Hugh Martin was an American composer and songwriter best known for his work on classic Hollywood musicals, including writing enduring standards for films like "Meet Me in St. Louis."
  • E. Craig Bierko
    Craig Bierko is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, often playing charismatic or villainous roles.
  • 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: Sean Watkins
Triple: [Chris Thile, associatedAct, Sean Watkins]
Generated description
Sean Watkins is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member of the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sean Watkins
Target entity description: Sean Watkins is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member of the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek.
  • A. Joel McNeely
    Joel McNeely is an American composer and conductor best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous projects for Disney and other major studios.
  • B. Michael Penn
    Michael Penn is an American singer-songwriter and composer known for his work on film scores and his 1989 hit single "No Myth."
  • C. C. Adam Schlesinger
    C. Adam Schlesinger was an American composer and songwriter best known for his work in film and television music, as well as for co-founding the band Fountains of Wayne.
  • D. Hugh Martin
    Hugh Martin was an American composer and songwriter best known for his work on classic Hollywood musicals, including writing enduring standards for films like "Meet Me in St. Louis."
  • E. Craig Bierko
    Craig Bierko is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, often playing charismatic or villainous roles.
  • 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_69a885e9b0ac819093a9806ad0efc82c completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a9080175588190bb3b1d4b17966f2f completed March 5, 2026, 4:35 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad2951c1ec8190b7ac04cd820a2bfa completed March 8, 2026, 7:46 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad2d3e2b388190a73f2604d97bb4aa completed March 8, 2026, 8:03 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad2df61a70819094148563f924a5c5 completed March 8, 2026, 8:06 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.