Triple

T4807061
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Desolation Row E106972 entity
Predicate hasNotableCoverVersionBy P11142 FINISHED
Object Chris Smither
Chris Smither is an American folk and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his intricate fingerpicking style and introspective, lyrically rich songs.
E472177 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: Chris Smither | Statement: [Desolation Row, hasNotableCoverVersionBy, Chris Smither]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chris Smither
Context triple: [Desolation Row, hasNotableCoverVersionBy, Chris Smither]
  • A. Johnny Brett
    Johnny Brett is a talented but underappreciated tap dancer and one of the central protagonists in the classic musical film "Broadway Melody of 1940."
  • B. Michael Chapman
    Michael Chapman was an acclaimed American cinematographer best known for his influential work on landmark films of the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in collaboration with director Martin Scorsese.
  • C. Ramblin' Jack Elliott
    Ramblin' Jack Elliott is an influential American folk singer and guitarist known for his storytelling style and for helping popularize traditional folk music during the mid-20th-century folk revival.
  • D. John Hiatt
    John Hiatt is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his roots-rock, Americana, and country-influenced songs that have been widely covered by other artists.
  • E. Tony Rice
    Tony Rice was a highly influential American bluegrass guitarist and singer renowned for his innovative flatpicking style and contributions to progressive bluegrass and acoustic 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: Chris Smither
Triple: [Desolation Row, hasNotableCoverVersionBy, Chris Smither]
Generated description
Chris Smither is an American folk and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his intricate fingerpicking style and introspective, lyrically rich songs.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chris Smither
Target entity description: Chris Smither is an American folk and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his intricate fingerpicking style and introspective, lyrically rich songs.
  • A. Johnny Brett
    Johnny Brett is a talented but underappreciated tap dancer and one of the central protagonists in the classic musical film "Broadway Melody of 1940."
  • B. Michael Chapman
    Michael Chapman was an acclaimed American cinematographer best known for his influential work on landmark films of the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in collaboration with director Martin Scorsese.
  • C. Ramblin' Jack Elliott
    Ramblin' Jack Elliott is an influential American folk singer and guitarist known for his storytelling style and for helping popularize traditional folk music during the mid-20th-century folk revival.
  • D. John Hiatt
    John Hiatt is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his roots-rock, Americana, and country-influenced songs that have been widely covered by other artists.
  • E. Tony Rice
    Tony Rice was a highly influential American bluegrass guitarist and singer renowned for his innovative flatpicking style and contributions to progressive bluegrass and acoustic 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_69bd43f6a1e08190bf0a372bfc336ee5 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6c69099c8190956b6df42bb922c8 completed March 20, 2026, 3:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be4da2a1808190bd8d0c073e4bad07 completed March 21, 2026, 7:49 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be4e61a9a8819096e3c4ba7612de85 completed March 21, 2026, 7:53 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be4f0d51ac819097636aaf2429f317 completed March 21, 2026, 7:55 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:23 p.m.