Triple
T17157472
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Biffy Clyro |
E416381
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMember |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Johnston
James Johnston is a Scottish musician best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for the rock band Biffy Clyro.
|
E1258239
|
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: James Johnston | Statement: [Biffy Clyro, hasMember, James Johnston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Johnston Context triple: [Biffy Clyro, hasMember, James Johnston]
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A.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
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B.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a Scottish statesman and diplomat who served as Secretary of State for Scotland during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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C.
James Johnstone
James Johnstone was a British newspaper proprietor best known for establishing the London daily newspaper that became the Evening Standard.
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D.
Arthur Johnston
Arthur Johnston was an American composer and songwriter best known for his work on early Hollywood film scores and popular songs in the 1920s and 1930s.
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E.
John Johnston
John Johnston was a 19th-century distiller credited with establishing the original operation that evolved into the renowned Lagavulin whisky distillery on Islay, Scotland.
- 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: James Johnston Triple: [Biffy Clyro, hasMember, James Johnston]
Generated description
James Johnston is a Scottish musician best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for the rock band Biffy Clyro.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Johnston Target entity description: James Johnston is a Scottish musician best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for the rock band Biffy Clyro.
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A.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
-
B.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a Scottish statesman and diplomat who served as Secretary of State for Scotland during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
-
C.
James Johnstone
James Johnstone was a British newspaper proprietor best known for establishing the London daily newspaper that became the Evening Standard.
-
D.
Arthur Johnston
Arthur Johnston was an American composer and songwriter best known for his work on early Hollywood film scores and popular songs in the 1920s and 1930s.
-
E.
John Johnston
John Johnston was a 19th-century distiller credited with establishing the original operation that evolved into the renowned Lagavulin whisky distillery on Islay, Scotland.
- 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_69d886d279c081909f8ff1f743ddeb69 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3f40bf9ec8190b16372bcd091db9b |
completed | April 18, 2026, 9:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a016745f32c81909499f71920e8babe |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a016bcdd19c81909fe5ffcc57c7c4d1 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a016c5018e48190974c124c3433bcc6 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:42 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:37 a.m.