Triple
T9110238
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hard to Say I'm Sorry |
E218580
|
entity |
| Predicate | writer |
P1360
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Peter Cetera |
E244950
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Peter Cetera | Statement: [Hard to Say I'm Sorry, writer, Peter Cetera]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Cetera Context triple: [Hard to Say I'm Sorry, writer, Peter Cetera]
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A.
Peter Cetera
chosen
Peter Cetera is an American singer, songwriter, and bassist best known as a founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band Chicago and for his successful solo career in the 1980s.
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B.
Robert Lamm
Robert Lamm is an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member and primary composer for the rock band Chicago.
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C.
Timothy B. Schmit
Timothy B. Schmit is an American bassist, singer, and songwriter best known for his long tenure with the rock band Eagles and his contributions to their harmonies and hit songs.
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D.
Dennis DeYoung
Dennis DeYoung is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist best known as a founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band Styx.
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E.
Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald is an American actor and comedian best known for his long-running work and memorable characters on the sketch comedy series MADtv.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca83dc94ac8190b9ef42684d36ff39 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cca847102881908f9d86ce9883fb1a |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d0c6e9d9408190ad505e9cf49d0f7c |
completed | April 4, 2026, 8:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:16 p.m.