Triple
T16952168
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michael McDermott (singer-songwriter) |
E411208
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPart |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Westies (band)
The Westies is an American roots-rock band led by singer-songwriter Michael McDermott, known for its gritty storytelling and Americana-influenced sound.
|
E1243343
|
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: The Westies (band) | Statement: [Michael McDermott (singer-songwriter), hasPart, The Westies (band)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Westies (band) Context triple: [Michael McDermott (singer-songwriter), hasPart, The Westies (band)]
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A.
Bowery Boys
The Bowery Boys were a notorious 19th-century New York City nativist street gang and volunteer fire company known for their violent clashes with rival Irish immigrant gangs.
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B.
The Smeezingtons
The Smeezingtons were a songwriting and production team, best known for crafting pop and R&B hits with Bruno Mars and other major artists in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
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C.
The Sheepdogs
The Sheepdogs are a Canadian rock band known for their retro, guitar-driven sound and for being the first unsigned act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
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D.
Swingin' Utters
Swingin' Utters is an American punk rock band known for blending street punk with folk and rock influences, and for its members’ involvement in various notable punk side projects.
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E.
The Wipeouters
The Wipeouters is a surf-rock side project featuring members of the new wave band Devo, known for its retro instrumental style and playful aesthetic.
- 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: The Westies (band) Triple: [Michael McDermott (singer-songwriter), hasPart, The Westies (band)]
Generated description
The Westies is an American roots-rock band led by singer-songwriter Michael McDermott, known for its gritty storytelling and Americana-influenced sound.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Westies (band) Target entity description: The Westies is an American roots-rock band led by singer-songwriter Michael McDermott, known for its gritty storytelling and Americana-influenced sound.
-
A.
Bowery Boys
The Bowery Boys were a notorious 19th-century New York City nativist street gang and volunteer fire company known for their violent clashes with rival Irish immigrant gangs.
-
B.
The Smeezingtons
The Smeezingtons were a songwriting and production team, best known for crafting pop and R&B hits with Bruno Mars and other major artists in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
-
C.
The Sheepdogs
The Sheepdogs are a Canadian rock band known for their retro, guitar-driven sound and for being the first unsigned act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
-
D.
Swingin' Utters
Swingin' Utters is an American punk rock band known for blending street punk with folk and rock influences, and for its members’ involvement in various notable punk side projects.
-
E.
The Wipeouters
The Wipeouters is a surf-rock side project featuring members of the new wave band Devo, known for its retro instrumental style and playful aesthetic.
- 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_69d886c9c9d481909afe222093641cae |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3d0197f308190af7185fc9cc7a6e9 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00d46213b08190b33b48d12bc795d1 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:54 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00d5503be88190ac15a327ff3782ec |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00d66e450c8190ae0befd3d7875ed8 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:31 a.m.