Triple
T20435753
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tony MacAlpine |
E501243
|
entity |
| Predicate | collaboratedWith |
P435
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Billy Sheehan |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Billy Sheehan | Statement: [Tony MacAlpine, collaboratedWith, Billy Sheehan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billy Sheehan Context triple: [Tony MacAlpine, collaboratedWith, Billy Sheehan]
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A.
Billy Sheehan
chosen
Billy Sheehan is a virtuoso American bassist known for his technically advanced playing and work with bands like Mr. Big, Talas, and David Lee Roth.
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B.
Vinnie Colaiuta
Vinnie Colaiuta is a highly acclaimed American drummer known for his extraordinary technical versatility and work with artists ranging from Frank Zappa and Sting to Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock.
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C.
Alex Lifeson
Alex Lifeson is a Canadian guitarist best known as the longtime lead guitarist and co-founder of the progressive rock band Rush.
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D.
Dave Lombardo
Dave Lombardo is a Cuban-American drummer best known as the founding and longtime drummer of the influential thrash metal band Slayer, renowned for his speed, power, and innovation in metal drumming.
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E.
Charlie Benante
Charlie Benante is an American drummer best known as a longtime member and primary songwriter of the thrash metal band Anthrax.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e0b4ab3cfc8190ac9bf32e932316b1 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e685ee758c8190b267b7ce71de8f8c |
completed | April 20, 2026, 8 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:31 a.m.