Triple
T19552320
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mike + The Mechanics |
E489224
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMember |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tim Howar
Tim Howar is a Canadian singer and actor best known as a lead vocalist for the rock band Mike + The Mechanics and for his work in West End musical theatre.
|
E1381227
|
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: Tim Howar | Statement: [Mike + The Mechanics, hasMember, Tim Howar]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim Howar Context triple: [Mike + The Mechanics, hasMember, Tim Howar]
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A.
Keith Howland
Keith Howland is an American guitarist best known as the longtime lead guitarist for the rock band Chicago.
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B.
Jay Howell
Jay Howell is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known for his All-Star seasons in the 1980s, particularly as a closer for teams like the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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C.
Ken Howery
Ken Howery is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of PayPal who later served as a partner at Founders Fund and as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden.
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D.
Tim Howes
Tim Howes is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as the co-inventor of the LDAP protocol and a co-founder of the cloud services company Loudcloud (later Opsware).
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E.
Jason Howland
Jason Howland is an American composer, songwriter, and producer best known for his work on Broadway musicals and theatrical scores.
- 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: Tim Howar Triple: [Mike + The Mechanics, hasMember, Tim Howar]
Generated description
Tim Howar is a Canadian singer and actor best known as a lead vocalist for the rock band Mike + The Mechanics and for his work in West End musical theatre.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim Howar Target entity description: Tim Howar is a Canadian singer and actor best known as a lead vocalist for the rock band Mike + The Mechanics and for his work in West End musical theatre.
-
A.
Keith Howland
Keith Howland is an American guitarist best known as the longtime lead guitarist for the rock band Chicago.
-
B.
Jay Howell
Jay Howell is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known for his All-Star seasons in the 1980s, particularly as a closer for teams like the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers.
-
C.
Ken Howery
Ken Howery is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of PayPal who later served as a partner at Founders Fund and as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden.
-
D.
Tim Howes
Tim Howes is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as the co-inventor of the LDAP protocol and a co-founder of the cloud services company Loudcloud (later Opsware).
-
E.
Jason Howland
Jason Howland is an American composer, songwriter, and producer best known for his work on Broadway musicals and theatrical scores.
- 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_69d8e8dc5d8c8190a6d7bd8864f43ca0 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e63d30a1d8819084d1bc60a5e49cae |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a074e8e25188190901a4883c5ad7f5e |
completed | May 15, 2026, 4:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a074ef599a88190a1edd95887a0c092 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 4:51 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a074fa5d4ec81908900ebf532408239 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 4:53 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:41 p.m.