Triple

T3800108
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Surfer Rosa E91666 entity
Predicate mainSongwriter P1141 FINISHED
Object Black Francis
Black Francis is the stage name of Charles Thompson, the American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known as the frontman and primary creative force of the influential alternative rock band Pixies.
E389026 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: Black Francis | Statement: [Surfer Rosa, mainSongwriter, Black Francis]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Francis
Context triple: [Surfer Rosa, mainSongwriter, Black Francis]
  • A. Black Moses
    Black Moses is a 1971 double album by soul musician Isaac Hayes, noted for its lush orchestration, expansive arrangements, and influential role in shaping the sound of 1970s soul and R&B.
  • B. Baron Hyde
    Baron Hyde is a hereditary noble title in the British peerage historically associated with the influential Hyde family.
  • C. Roye
    Roye is a given name and surname, typically considered a variant spelling of the name Roy.
  • D. CocoRosie
    CocoRosie is an American musical duo formed by sisters Bianca and Sierra Casady, known for their experimental blend of folk, opera, electronica, and lo-fi pop.
  • E. Bonnie "Prince" Billy
    Bonnie "Prince" Billy is the stage name of American singer-songwriter and actor Will Oldham, known for his introspective, genre-blurring folk and alt-country music.
  • 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: Black Francis
Triple: [Surfer Rosa, mainSongwriter, Black Francis]
Generated description
Black Francis is the stage name of Charles Thompson, the American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known as the frontman and primary creative force of the influential alternative rock band Pixies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Francis
Target entity description: Black Francis is the stage name of Charles Thompson, the American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known as the frontman and primary creative force of the influential alternative rock band Pixies.
  • A. Black Moses
    Black Moses is a 1971 double album by soul musician Isaac Hayes, noted for its lush orchestration, expansive arrangements, and influential role in shaping the sound of 1970s soul and R&B.
  • B. Baron Hyde
    Baron Hyde is a hereditary noble title in the British peerage historically associated with the influential Hyde family.
  • C. Roye
    Roye is a given name and surname, typically considered a variant spelling of the name Roy.
  • D. CocoRosie
    CocoRosie is an American musical duo formed by sisters Bianca and Sierra Casady, known for their experimental blend of folk, opera, electronica, and lo-fi pop.
  • E. Bonnie "Prince" Billy
    Bonnie "Prince" Billy is the stage name of American singer-songwriter and actor Will Oldham, known for his introspective, genre-blurring folk and alt-country music.
  • 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_69aed96354f48190a768966d6bd19b04 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aee7a43c408190a54cff649f63e69f completed March 9, 2026, 3:30 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4f064471881908b52b2f64e50a83d completed March 14, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4f1fae7ac8190909b05c0d685e377 completed March 14, 2026, 5:28 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4f29e5fb48190982ab2844eb8c179 completed March 14, 2026, 5:31 a.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:15 p.m.