Triple

T1628344
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Video Killed the Radio Star E35197 entity
Predicate composer P1361 FINISHED
Object Geoff Downes
Geoff Downes is an English keyboardist and songwriter best known as a member of The Buggles and the progressive rock bands Yes and Asia.
E185013 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: Geoff Downes | Statement: [Video Killed the Radio Star, composer, Geoff Downes]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geoff Downes
Context triple: [Video Killed the Radio Star, composer, Geoff Downes]
  • A. Andy Taylor
    Andy Taylor is the wise, kind-hearted sheriff and widowed father who serves as the central figure in the classic American television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show."
  • B. Stewart Copeland
    Stewart Copeland is an American drummer and composer best known as the co-founder and drummer of the rock band The Police and for his extensive work in film and television scoring.
  • C. David Parfitt
    David Parfitt is a British film producer best known for his Academy Award-winning work on acclaimed dramas such as "Shakespeare in Love."
  • D. Gary Kemp
    Gary Kemp is an English musician and actor best known as the guitarist and songwriter for the band Spandau Ballet and for his roles in films such as "The Krays."
  • E. Benmont Tench
    Benmont Tench is an American keyboardist and songwriter best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and a prolific session musician for numerous rock and Americana artists.
  • 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: Geoff Downes
Triple: [Video Killed the Radio Star, composer, Geoff Downes]
Generated description
Geoff Downes is an English keyboardist and songwriter best known as a member of The Buggles and the progressive rock bands Yes and Asia.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geoff Downes
Target entity description: Geoff Downes is an English keyboardist and songwriter best known as a member of The Buggles and the progressive rock bands Yes and Asia.
  • A. Andy Taylor
    Andy Taylor is the wise, kind-hearted sheriff and widowed father who serves as the central figure in the classic American television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show."
  • B. Stewart Copeland
    Stewart Copeland is an American drummer and composer best known as the co-founder and drummer of the rock band The Police and for his extensive work in film and television scoring.
  • C. David Parfitt
    David Parfitt is a British film producer best known for his Academy Award-winning work on acclaimed dramas such as "Shakespeare in Love."
  • D. Gary Kemp
    Gary Kemp is an English musician and actor best known as the guitarist and songwriter for the band Spandau Ballet and for his roles in films such as "The Krays."
  • E. Benmont Tench
    Benmont Tench is an American keyboardist and songwriter best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and a prolific session musician for numerous rock and Americana artists.
  • 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_69a886036bc081909ff5de16dbe5e8ea completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a909f257948190b3398fd6dc91f586 completed March 5, 2026, 4:43 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad58d3808c819086a4a66e66905e8a completed March 8, 2026, 11:09 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad5a7f592881909b8fd45444e6d715 completed March 8, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad5b64a1f0819087338ee504f70f5c completed March 8, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.