Triple
T12275502
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ali-Ollie Woodson |
E292576
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedAct |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters
Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters was a touring vocal group led by original Drifters member Bill Pinkney that preserved and performed the classic R&B and doo-wop sound of The Drifters.
|
E974802
|
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: Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters | Statement: [Ali-Ollie Woodson, associatedAct, Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters Context triple: [Ali-Ollie Woodson, associatedAct, Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters]
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A.
The Drifters
The Drifters are an American doo-wop and R&B vocal group famed for classic hits like "Under the Boardwalk" and "Save the Last Dance for Me."
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B.
Otis Williams and the Charms
Otis Williams and the Charms were a 1950s American R&B and doo-wop vocal group best known for their smooth harmonies and hits like "Hearts of Stone."
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C.
Maurice Williams
Maurice Williams is a writer best known for his work on the animated television special and series "Entergalactic," created by Kid Cudi and Kenya Barris.
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D.
Harold Melvin
Harold Melvin was an American R&B and soul singer, best known as the leader of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, a pivotal group in the 1970s Philadelphia soul movement.
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E.
Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong was an American singer and songwriter best known for co-writing several Motown classics, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone."
- 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: Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters Triple: [Ali-Ollie Woodson, associatedAct, Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters]
Generated description
Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters was a touring vocal group led by original Drifters member Bill Pinkney that preserved and performed the classic R&B and doo-wop sound of The Drifters.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters Target entity description: Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters was a touring vocal group led by original Drifters member Bill Pinkney that preserved and performed the classic R&B and doo-wop sound of The Drifters.
-
A.
The Drifters
The Drifters are an American doo-wop and R&B vocal group famed for classic hits like "Under the Boardwalk" and "Save the Last Dance for Me."
-
B.
Otis Williams and the Charms
Otis Williams and the Charms were a 1950s American R&B and doo-wop vocal group best known for their smooth harmonies and hits like "Hearts of Stone."
-
C.
Maurice Williams
Maurice Williams is a writer best known for his work on the animated television special and series "Entergalactic," created by Kid Cudi and Kenya Barris.
-
D.
Harold Melvin
Harold Melvin was an American R&B and soul singer, best known as the leader of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, a pivotal group in the 1970s Philadelphia soul movement.
-
E.
Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong was an American singer and songwriter best known for co-writing several Motown classics, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone."
- 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_69d6ab6856488190b5d31178d5015f8e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91cef684081908adaee8e04facc2e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f61e6b50a48190b1beabd149d5830f |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f61f9386548190a749445a404db3a2 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6207f164c8190b663a50ee3c761d6 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:52 p.m.