Triple

T15798114
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Built to Spill E383031 entity
Predicate hasNotableMember P304 FINISHED
Object Brett Nelson
Brett Nelson is an American bassist best known for his long tenure with the indie rock band Built to Spill.
E1177024 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: Brett Nelson | Statement: [Built to Spill, hasNotableMember, Brett Nelson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brett Nelson
Context triple: [Built to Spill, hasNotableMember, Brett Nelson]
  • A. Gene Nelson
    Gene Nelson was an American actor, dancer, and choreographer best known for his energetic musical performances in classic Hollywood films of the 1950s.
  • B. Vic Tayback
    Vic Tayback was an American actor best known for his Emmy-nominated role as the gruff but lovable diner owner Mel Sharples in the film and television versions of "Alice."
  • C. David Hennings
    David Hennings is a film cinematographer known for his work on major studio comedies and other feature films, including "Horrible Bosses."
  • D. Rob Barry
    Rob Barry is an American investigative journalist known for his data-driven reporting, particularly at The Wall Street Journal.
  • E. Darren McGavin
    Darren McGavin was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and as the gruff but loving father in the classic film "A Christmas Story."
  • 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: Brett Nelson
Triple: [Built to Spill, hasNotableMember, Brett Nelson]
Generated description
Brett Nelson is an American bassist best known for his long tenure with the indie rock band Built to Spill.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brett Nelson
Target entity description: Brett Nelson is an American bassist best known for his long tenure with the indie rock band Built to Spill.
  • A. Gene Nelson
    Gene Nelson was an American actor, dancer, and choreographer best known for his energetic musical performances in classic Hollywood films of the 1950s.
  • B. Vic Tayback
    Vic Tayback was an American actor best known for his Emmy-nominated role as the gruff but lovable diner owner Mel Sharples in the film and television versions of "Alice."
  • C. David Hennings
    David Hennings is a film cinematographer known for his work on major studio comedies and other feature films, including "Horrible Bosses."
  • D. Rob Barry
    Rob Barry is an American investigative journalist known for his data-driven reporting, particularly at The Wall Street Journal.
  • E. Darren McGavin
    Darren McGavin was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and as the gruff but loving father in the classic film "A Christmas Story."
  • 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_69d86da16e188190b89af699f1ed0bfe completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e0b4def80481908f72733ce9133bc6 completed April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff90b08ab48190892c700f5eb261d8 completed May 9, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff936cbbc8819097958ac02673a474 completed May 9, 2026, 8:05 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff93ed15ec8190b9361f7ad4c7e447 completed May 9, 2026, 8:07 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:48 a.m.