Triple
T12345995
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Ruffin |
E294355
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Davis Eli Ruffin
Davis Eli Ruffin was an American soul singer best known as a lead vocalist of The Temptations during their classic Motown era.
|
E982740
|
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: Davis Eli Ruffin | Statement: [David Ruffin, fullName, Davis Eli Ruffin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Davis Eli Ruffin Context triple: [David Ruffin, fullName, Davis Eli Ruffin]
-
A.
Mims Ufgood
Mims Ufgood is one of Willow Ufgood’s children in the fantasy film "Willow," appearing as part of his family in the Nelwyn village.
-
B.
Jameel Bruner
Jameel Bruner is an American musician and keyboardist, known for his work in the R&B/neo-soul scene and as a former member of the band The Internet.
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C.
Darius Epps
Darius Epps is a quirky, philosophical, and eccentric friend of Earn and Alfred in the television series "Atlanta," known for his offbeat wisdom and surreal adventures.
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D.
Meldrick Lewis
Meldrick Lewis is a central detective character on the television crime drama "Homicide: Life on the Street," known for his streetwise demeanor and sharp investigative instincts.
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E.
Charles Duncan O’Neal
Charles Duncan O’Neal was a Barbadian physician, social reformer, and political leader celebrated for championing workers’ rights and democratic reforms in early 20th-century Barbados.
- 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: Davis Eli Ruffin Triple: [David Ruffin, fullName, Davis Eli Ruffin]
Generated description
Davis Eli Ruffin was an American soul singer best known as a lead vocalist of The Temptations during their classic Motown era.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Davis Eli Ruffin Target entity description: Davis Eli Ruffin was an American soul singer best known as a lead vocalist of The Temptations during their classic Motown era.
-
A.
Mims Ufgood
Mims Ufgood is one of Willow Ufgood’s children in the fantasy film "Willow," appearing as part of his family in the Nelwyn village.
-
B.
Jameel Bruner
Jameel Bruner is an American musician and keyboardist, known for his work in the R&B/neo-soul scene and as a former member of the band The Internet.
-
C.
Darius Epps
Darius Epps is a quirky, philosophical, and eccentric friend of Earn and Alfred in the television series "Atlanta," known for his offbeat wisdom and surreal adventures.
-
D.
Meldrick Lewis
Meldrick Lewis is a central detective character on the television crime drama "Homicide: Life on the Street," known for his streetwise demeanor and sharp investigative instincts.
-
E.
Charles Duncan O’Neal
Charles Duncan O’Neal was a Barbadian physician, social reformer, and political leader celebrated for championing workers’ rights and democratic reforms in early 20th-century Barbados.
- 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_69d6ab6ccbec8190b09e2d357aa80064 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93f7a4a448190aa70d66dc2f406c1 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6346dd09481908f4c80e89e2f4705 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f63674aa3c81908ba82a9d246b3b3a |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f63a9b32fc8190ab98492ff91d2a66 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:55 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:53 p.m.