Triple
T22552087
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Backus |
E557582
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John Backus (musician) |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: John Backus (musician) | Statement: [Backus, hasNotableBearer, John Backus (musician)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Backus (musician) Context triple: [Backus, hasNotableBearer, John Backus (musician)]
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A.
Robert Backus
Robert Backus is a fictional character featured in the crime novel "The Narrows" by Michael Connelly.
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B.
Joe Morse
Joe Morse is the morally conflicted lawyer protagonist of the 1948 film noir "Force of Evil," whose involvement with racketeering drives the movie’s exploration of corruption and conscience.
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C.
Wilder Thompson
Wilder Thompson is a person notable for bearing the given name Wilder.
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D.
Bill Watrous
Bill Watrous was an American jazz trombonist renowned for his exceptional technical skill, lyrical playing style, and influential recordings from the 1960s onward.
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E.
John Whitney
John Whitney, better known professionally as Whit Stillman, is an American film director, writer, and producer acclaimed for his witty, dialogue-driven comedies of manners such as "Metropolitan" and "The Last Days of Disco."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Backus (musician) Target entity description: John Backus (musician) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer known for his work in contemporary and improvisational music settings.
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A.
Robert Backus
Robert Backus is a fictional character featured in the crime novel "The Narrows" by Michael Connelly.
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B.
Joe Morse
Joe Morse is the morally conflicted lawyer protagonist of the 1948 film noir "Force of Evil," whose involvement with racketeering drives the movie’s exploration of corruption and conscience.
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C.
Wilder Thompson
Wilder Thompson is a person notable for bearing the given name Wilder.
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D.
Bill Watrous
Bill Watrous was an American jazz trombonist renowned for his exceptional technical skill, lyrical playing style, and influential recordings from the 1960s onward.
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E.
John Whitney
John Whitney, better known professionally as Whit Stillman, is an American film director, writer, and producer acclaimed for his witty, dialogue-driven comedies of manners such as "Metropolitan" and "The Last Days of Disco."
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69e11e59db848190b4272ecd2b690ffd |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f15f7647208190a1aaebd083bf095a |
completed | April 29, 2026, 1:31 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:52 p.m.