Triple

T4810307
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Backstreet Boys E107052 entity
Predicate member P10 FINISHED
Object AJ McLean
AJ McLean is an American singer and performer best known as one of the original members and lead vocalists of the pop group Backstreet Boys.
E472339 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: AJ McLean | Statement: [Backstreet Boys, member, AJ McLean]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AJ McLean
Context triple: [Backstreet Boys, member, AJ McLean]
  • A. John McLean
    John McLean was a prominent early 19th-century Boston merchant and philanthropist whose bequest helped establish the psychiatric institution later named McLean Hospital in his honor.
  • B. John McLean
    John McLean was a 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his independent jurisprudence, including notable opinions on federal authority and Native American rights.
  • C. Robin Thicke
    Robin Thicke is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his R&B and pop hits, including the controversial chart-topping single "Blurred Lines."
  • D. Andrew McElfresh
    Andrew McElfresh is an American comedy writer and screenwriter known for his work on films such as "White Chicks."
  • E. Travie McCoy
    Travie McCoy is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter best known as the frontman of Gym Class Heroes and for his solo hit "Billionaire."
  • 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: AJ McLean
Triple: [Backstreet Boys, member, AJ McLean]
Generated description
AJ McLean is an American singer and performer best known as one of the original members and lead vocalists of the pop group Backstreet Boys.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AJ McLean
Target entity description: AJ McLean is an American singer and performer best known as one of the original members and lead vocalists of the pop group Backstreet Boys.
  • A. John McLean
    John McLean was a prominent early 19th-century Boston merchant and philanthropist whose bequest helped establish the psychiatric institution later named McLean Hospital in his honor.
  • B. John McLean
    John McLean was a 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his independent jurisprudence, including notable opinions on federal authority and Native American rights.
  • C. Robin Thicke
    Robin Thicke is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his R&B and pop hits, including the controversial chart-topping single "Blurred Lines."
  • D. Andrew McElfresh
    Andrew McElfresh is an American comedy writer and screenwriter known for his work on films such as "White Chicks."
  • E. Travie McCoy
    Travie McCoy is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter best known as the frontman of Gym Class Heroes and for his solo hit "Billionaire."
  • 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_69bd43f779448190b92885cb70abb6c2 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6c7b879081908e0c92a67422906e completed March 20, 2026, 3:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be4daa52ec8190a3243313b18a4f3d completed March 21, 2026, 7:50 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be4e4d3d608190837c5808f2f17aa4 completed March 21, 2026, 7:52 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be4f107e7c8190aec4a7bcf0520ec9 completed March 21, 2026, 7:56 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:23 p.m.