Triple
T15354617
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fountains of Wayne |
E367140
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMember |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Flansburgh
John Flansburgh is an American musician best known as one half of the alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants, serving as guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
|
E1151602
|
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: John Flansburgh | Statement: [Fountains of Wayne, hasMember, John Flansburgh]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Flansburgh Context triple: [Fountains of Wayne, hasMember, John Flansburgh]
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A.
Greg Morrisett
Greg Morrisett is a computer scientist known for his work on programming languages and type systems, particularly in the design of safe and secure systems.
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B.
Ben Folds
Ben Folds is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer best known as the frontman of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five and for his genre-blending solo work.
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C.
Ron Mael
Ron Mael is an American musician, songwriter, and co-founder of the art pop band Sparks, known for his deadpan stage persona and intricate, witty compositions.
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D.
Billy Steinberg
Billy Steinberg is an American songwriter best known for co-writing numerous pop hits of the 1980s and 1990s, including classics recorded by artists like Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, and The Bangles.
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E.
Jorma Taccone
Jorma Taccone is an American writer, director, actor, and comedian best known as a member of the comedy trio The Lonely Island and for his work on Saturday Night Live.
- 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: John Flansburgh Triple: [Fountains of Wayne, hasMember, John Flansburgh]
Generated description
John Flansburgh is an American musician best known as one half of the alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants, serving as guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Flansburgh Target entity description: John Flansburgh is an American musician best known as one half of the alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants, serving as guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
-
A.
Greg Morrisett
Greg Morrisett is a computer scientist known for his work on programming languages and type systems, particularly in the design of safe and secure systems.
-
B.
Ben Folds
Ben Folds is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer best known as the frontman of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five and for his genre-blending solo work.
-
C.
Ron Mael
Ron Mael is an American musician, songwriter, and co-founder of the art pop band Sparks, known for his deadpan stage persona and intricate, witty compositions.
-
D.
Billy Steinberg
Billy Steinberg is an American songwriter best known for co-writing numerous pop hits of the 1980s and 1990s, including classics recorded by artists like Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, and The Bangles.
-
E.
Jorma Taccone
Jorma Taccone is an American writer, director, actor, and comedian best known as a member of the comedy trio The Lonely Island and for his work on Saturday Night Live.
- 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_69d85a1355608190a6673ddb67231d54 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e03e2a8e88819093e4b7479b2c80cd |
completed | April 16, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff01ff42d48190897e6653d2b4f8a4 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff036cf4c481909eaab72ee97fbf6c |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff03d829d48190990412a84f4376dc |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:52 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:18 a.m.