Triple

T3902343
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject San Francisco Symphony E90522 entity
Predicate hasPrincipalTimpanist P52775 FINISHED
Object David Herbert
David Herbert is a renowned American percussionist best known for his role as principal timpanist with major U.S. orchestras.
E398270 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: David Herbert | Statement: [San Francisco Symphony, hasPrincipalTimpanist, David Herbert]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Herbert
Context triple: [San Francisco Symphony, hasPrincipalTimpanist, David Herbert]
  • A. Edgar Box
    Edgar Box is the crime-fiction pseudonym under which American writer Gore Vidal published a series of mystery novels in the 1950s.
  • B. David Urquhart
    David Urquhart was a 19th-century Scottish diplomat, writer, and politician known for his advocacy of Turkish interests and his strong opposition to Russian expansion.
  • C. John Woolf
    John Woolf was a prominent British film producer known for backing acclaimed mid-20th-century films, including several major literary adaptations and award-winning dramas.
  • D. James Elroy Flecker
    James Elroy Flecker was an early 20th-century British poet and playwright known for his richly musical verse and exotic, symbolist-influenced imagery.
  • E. Richard Llewellyn
    Richard Llewellyn was a Welsh novelist best known for his 1939 work "How Green Was My Valley," a classic depiction of life in a South Wales mining community.
  • 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: David Herbert
Triple: [San Francisco Symphony, hasPrincipalTimpanist, David Herbert]
Generated description
David Herbert is a renowned American percussionist best known for his role as principal timpanist with major U.S. orchestras.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Herbert
Target entity description: David Herbert is a renowned American percussionist best known for his role as principal timpanist with major U.S. orchestras.
  • A. Edgar Box
    Edgar Box is the crime-fiction pseudonym under which American writer Gore Vidal published a series of mystery novels in the 1950s.
  • B. David Urquhart
    David Urquhart was a 19th-century Scottish diplomat, writer, and politician known for his advocacy of Turkish interests and his strong opposition to Russian expansion.
  • C. John Woolf
    John Woolf was a prominent British film producer known for backing acclaimed mid-20th-century films, including several major literary adaptations and award-winning dramas.
  • D. James Elroy Flecker
    James Elroy Flecker was an early 20th-century British poet and playwright known for his richly musical verse and exotic, symbolist-influenced imagery.
  • E. Richard Llewellyn
    Richard Llewellyn was a Welsh novelist best known for his 1939 work "How Green Was My Valley," a classic depiction of life in a South Wales mining community.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasPrincipalTimpanist
Context triple: [San Francisco Symphony, hasPrincipalTimpanist, David Herbert]
  • A. hasDrummer
    Indicates that one entity serves as the drummer for, or plays drums in, another entity such as a band or musical group.
  • B. hasNoPrincipalConductor
    Indicates that an entity, such as an orchestra or ensemble, does not have a designated principal conductor in charge of its musical direction.
  • C. principalConductor
    Indicates that one entity serves as the main or lead conductor for another entity, typically an orchestra or musical ensemble.
  • D. hasConductor
    Indicates that an entity (such as an event, performance, or ensemble) is associated with a specific conductor who leads or directs it.
  • E. hasOrchestraPit
    Indicates that a venue or performance space includes a designated orchestra pit area for musicians.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69aed95d315881908cbf1bf4a7215fbf completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aef1abe2dc81909c18aeae9b286898 completed March 9, 2026, 4:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b51ca7636081908f98c4e22617f808 completed March 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5207c0cfc8190aae16e8a88348679 completed March 14, 2026, 8:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b52163bf888190b38f87d22ecd200e completed March 14, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69aee75cff148190b6d5979d17fae085 completed March 9, 2026, 3:29 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69aef1aada308190821a3dfa6af170b3 completed March 9, 2026, 4:13 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:21 p.m.