Triple
T20878001
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Winter Hill Gang |
E514071
|
entity |
| Predicate | leader |
P981
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Howie Winter |
E730006
|
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: Howie Winter | Statement: [Winter Hill Gang, leader, Howie Winter]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howie Winter Context triple: [Winter Hill Gang, leader, Howie Winter]
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A.
Howie Winter
chosen
Howie Winter was a prominent Boston Irish-American mobster best known for leading the Winter Hill Gang before Whitey Bulger’s rise to power.
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B.
Howie Johnson
Howie Johnson was an American drummer best known for his early work with the influential instrumental rock band The Ventures.
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C.
Ash Howes
Ash Howes is a British record producer and mix engineer known for his work with major pop artists and chart-topping albums.
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D.
Howie Kane
Howie Kane is an American singer best known as a member of the 1960s pop group Jay and the Americans, noted for their hit songs like "Come a Little Bit Closer" and "Cara Mia."
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E.
Howie Casey
Howie Casey is a British saxophonist best known for his session and touring work, including prominent collaborations with Paul McCartney.
- 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_69e0b4f733f081908a401c0b7beb0b9f |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c6775f108190a79cd5e8c31cecf6 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:36 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0913a06c208190963a53d5ac5399c5 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 1:02 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:45 p.m.