Triple
T16038389
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Black Francis |
E389026
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Charles Thompson
Charles Thompson, better known by his stage name Black Francis, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies.
|
E1191015
|
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: Charles Thompson | Statement: [Black Francis, alsoKnownAs, Charles Thompson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Thompson Context triple: [Black Francis, alsoKnownAs, Charles Thompson]
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A.
Charles Thompson
Charles Thompson is known primarily as the father of the English poet and mystic Francis Thompson.
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B.
Joseph C. Thompson
Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
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C.
Joseph C. Thompson
Joseph C. Thompson is an individual whose specific public role or notability cannot be determined from the given information alone.
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D.
James Myers Thompson
James Myers Thompson was an American crime novelist renowned for his hardboiled, psychologically dark pulp fiction, including works like "The Killer Inside Me" and "The Grifters."
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E.
William J. Thompson
William J. Thompson was a notable individual interred at Harleigh Cemetery, recognized enough in life or public memory to be listed among its distinguished burials.
- 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: Charles Thompson Triple: [Black Francis, alsoKnownAs, Charles Thompson]
Generated description
Charles Thompson, better known by his stage name Black Francis, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Thompson Target entity description: Charles Thompson, better known by his stage name Black Francis, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies.
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A.
Charles Thompson
Charles Thompson is known primarily as the father of the English poet and mystic Francis Thompson.
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B.
Joseph C. Thompson
Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
-
C.
Joseph C. Thompson
Joseph C. Thompson is an individual whose specific public role or notability cannot be determined from the given information alone.
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D.
James Myers Thompson
James Myers Thompson was an American crime novelist renowned for his hardboiled, psychologically dark pulp fiction, including works like "The Killer Inside Me" and "The Grifters."
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E.
William J. Thompson
William J. Thompson was a notable individual interred at Harleigh Cemetery, recognized enough in life or public memory to be listed among its distinguished burials.
- 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_69d86dada3808190825d5f80d72fbe88 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e1833eb90c8190b10dca3ce0793ddf |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffdbd5acb48190a10e40074fffd425 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffdd527cfc8190a616a2334edffd02 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffdda1a0908190b7c880c5d66f7400 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:56 a.m.