Triple
T12345997
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Ruffin |
E294355
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ruffin
Ruffin is a surname most famously associated with David Ruffin, the lead singer of The Temptations during their classic Motown era.
|
E978927
|
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: Ruffin | Statement: [David Ruffin, familyName, Ruffin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruffin Context triple: [David Ruffin, familyName, Ruffin]
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A.
Rufus Moore
Rufus Moore is a songwriter best known for co-writing Destiny's Child's hit single "Jumpin', Jumpin'."
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B.
Vantine Jefferson
Vantine Jefferson is a central female character in the 1932 romantic drama film "Red Dust," portrayed by Jean Harlow as a witty and provocative plantation guest.
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C.
Blackmon
Blackmon is a surname most prominently associated with Larry Blackmon, the lead singer and founder of the funk band Cameo.
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D.
Rufus Hannassey
Rufus Hannassey is a fierce, hot-tempered rancher’s son and principal antagonist in the 1958 Western film "The Big Country."
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E.
Semeka Randall
Semeka Randall is a former American college basketball star and WNBA guard best known for her standout career under coach Pat Summitt at the University of Tennessee.
- 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: Ruffin Triple: [David Ruffin, familyName, Ruffin]
Generated description
Ruffin is a surname most famously associated with David Ruffin, the lead singer of The Temptations during their classic Motown era.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruffin Target entity description: Ruffin is a surname most famously associated with David Ruffin, the lead singer of The Temptations during their classic Motown era.
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A.
Rufus Moore
Rufus Moore is a songwriter best known for co-writing Destiny's Child's hit single "Jumpin', Jumpin'."
-
B.
Vantine Jefferson
Vantine Jefferson is a central female character in the 1932 romantic drama film "Red Dust," portrayed by Jean Harlow as a witty and provocative plantation guest.
-
C.
Blackmon
Blackmon is a surname most prominently associated with Larry Blackmon, the lead singer and founder of the funk band Cameo.
-
D.
Rufus Hannassey
Rufus Hannassey is a fierce, hot-tempered rancher’s son and principal antagonist in the 1958 Western film "The Big Country."
-
E.
Semeka Randall
Semeka Randall is a former American college basketball star and WNBA guard best known for her standout career under coach Pat Summitt at the University of Tennessee.
- 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_69f62aac9edc8190ab1740d23af1b250 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f62c55aacc8190a0544306825bdfab |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f62d51ab8081909c6f534051019dca |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:58 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:53 p.m.