Triple
T19671284
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brian Littrell |
E472338
|
entity |
| Predicate | sibling |
P363
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Harold Littrell
Harold Littrell is the older brother of Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell and has occasionally appeared in media related to the group and its members.
|
E1396581
|
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: Harold Littrell | Statement: [Brian Littrell, sibling, Harold Littrell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harold Littrell Context triple: [Brian Littrell, sibling, Harold Littrell]
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A.
Harold Wren
Harold Wren is an alias used by Harold Finch, the reclusive billionaire and computer genius from the television series "Person of Interest."
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B.
Melvin Gregg
Melvin Gregg is an American actor and former Vine personality known for his roles in film and television, including the series "Nine Perfect Strangers."
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C.
Harold Shannon
Harold Shannon was a Canadian sports executive known for being one of the owners involved with the Toronto Huskies professional basketball team in the 1940s.
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D.
Harold Land
Harold Land was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist known for his work with the Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet and his influential West Coast jazz recordings.
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E.
Dennis Lipscomb
Dennis Lipscomb was an American character actor known for his work in film and television from the late 1970s through the 1990s, often appearing in dramas and thrillers.
- 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: Harold Littrell Triple: [Brian Littrell, sibling, Harold Littrell]
Generated description
Harold Littrell is the older brother of Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell and has occasionally appeared in media related to the group and its members.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harold Littrell Target entity description: Harold Littrell is the older brother of Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell and has occasionally appeared in media related to the group and its members.
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A.
Harold Wren
Harold Wren is an alias used by Harold Finch, the reclusive billionaire and computer genius from the television series "Person of Interest."
-
B.
Melvin Gregg
Melvin Gregg is an American actor and former Vine personality known for his roles in film and television, including the series "Nine Perfect Strangers."
-
C.
Harold Shannon
Harold Shannon was a Canadian sports executive known for being one of the owners involved with the Toronto Huskies professional basketball team in the 1940s.
-
D.
Harold Land
Harold Land was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist known for his work with the Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet and his influential West Coast jazz recordings.
-
E.
Dennis Lipscomb
Dennis Lipscomb was an American character actor known for his work in film and television from the late 1970s through the 1990s, often appearing in dramas and thrillers.
- 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_69d8e514f2e08190ba70a4449519d218 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6416cb0bc8190ab27dd28eebb50e7 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a07ccb6b6fc81909ef04a310ab4e3f5 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:47 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07cdb6cb088190935398eab32a832d |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a07ce3cd3248190b18014a313b41a40 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:54 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:45 p.m.