Triple
T22875561
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Reconstruction |
E567310
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableInstrumentalist |
P9123
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FINISHED |
| Object | Merl Saunders |
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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: Merl Saunders | Statement: [Reconstruction, notableInstrumentalist, Merl Saunders]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merl Saunders Context triple: [Reconstruction, notableInstrumentalist, Merl Saunders]
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A.
Merl Saunders
chosen
Merl Saunders was an American keyboardist and composer best known for his soulful collaborations with Jerry Garcia that blended rock, jazz, and R&B.
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B.
Marty Roe
Marty Roe is an American country music singer best known as the lead vocalist of the band Diamond Rio.
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C.
Buck Houghton
Buck Houghton was an American television producer best known for his work on the original series of The Twilight Zone.
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D.
Kerwin Mathews
Kerwin Mathews was an American actor best known for his swashbuckling and fantasy adventure roles in mid-20th-century films, particularly in collaborations with special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen.
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E.
Phil Olsen
Phil Olsen is a former American football defensive lineman who played in the NFL, notably for the Los Angeles Rams, and is the younger brother of Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen.
- 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_69e24589d8348190b96422d13a678bc1 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f17f57a1ec8190b8c6a0080d97a2a2 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:47 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:39 p.m.