Triple
T23373509
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Need You Now |
E593542
|
entity |
| Predicate | musicVideoDirector |
P4911
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David McClister
David McClister is an American music video director and photographer known for his work with prominent country and rock artists.
|
E1591155
|
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: David McClister | Statement: [Need You Now, musicVideoDirector, David McClister]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David McClister Context triple: [Need You Now, musicVideoDirector, David McClister]
-
A.
David McMichael
David McMichael is an individual notable enough to be specifically identified as a bearer of the surname McMichael, though no widely recognized public information further distinguishes him.
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B.
Denny Matthews
Denny Matthews is a longtime radio play-by-play announcer best known as the iconic voice of the Kansas City Royals.
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C.
Dave McNair
Dave McNair is a Grammy-winning American mastering engineer and producer known for his work across rock, pop, and indie music.
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D.
Johnny Cunningham
Johnny Cunningham was a renowned Scottish fiddler and composer known for his influential work in Celtic and folk music, including as a member of the group Nightnoise.
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E.
Al McKibbon
Al McKibbon was an American jazz double bassist known for his work with Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and other leading bebop and modern jazz musicians.
- 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: David McClister Triple: [Need You Now, musicVideoDirector, David McClister]
Generated description
David McClister is an American music video director and photographer known for his work with prominent country and rock artists.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David McClister Target entity description: David McClister is an American music video director and photographer known for his work with prominent country and rock artists.
-
A.
David McMichael
David McMichael is an individual notable enough to be specifically identified as a bearer of the surname McMichael, though no widely recognized public information further distinguishes him.
-
B.
Denny Matthews
Denny Matthews is a longtime radio play-by-play announcer best known as the iconic voice of the Kansas City Royals.
-
C.
Dave McNair
Dave McNair is a Grammy-winning American mastering engineer and producer known for his work across rock, pop, and indie music.
-
D.
Johnny Cunningham
Johnny Cunningham was a renowned Scottish fiddler and composer known for his influential work in Celtic and folk music, including as a member of the group Nightnoise.
-
E.
Al McKibbon
Al McKibbon was an American jazz double bassist known for his work with Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and other leading bebop and modern jazz musicians.
- 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_69e25d268a50819095f2fd479da8ef3f |
completed | April 17, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1a3b0bc3c8190b1093f7ea29d015c |
completed | April 29, 2026, 6:22 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0cdf309528819082226cf5f6cb8947 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0ce15fd1ec81909d678480e2820dec |
completed | May 19, 2026, 10:17 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0ce1bcd440819087344b83bb0ac0e8 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 10:18 p.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:33 p.m.