Triple
T12379728
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Contours |
E295713
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableMember |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Dennis Edwards
Dennis Edwards was an American soul and R&B singer best known as a lead vocalist for The Temptations during their late-1960s and 1970s psychedelic soul era.
|
E164973
|
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: Dennis Edwards | Statement: [The Contours, notableMember, Dennis Edwards]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dennis Edwards Context triple: [The Contours, notableMember, Dennis Edwards]
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A.
Dennis Edwards
Dennis Edwards was an American soul and R&B singer best known as a lead vocalist for The Temptations during their late-1960s and 1970s psychedelic soul era.
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B.
Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks was an American singer and founding member of The Temptations, renowned for his distinctive falsetto lead vocals on many of the group's classic Motown hits.
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C.
Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley is an American trombonist, composer, and bandleader best known for his influential work with James Brown and as a key architect of the funk genre.
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D.
Levi Stubbs
Levi Stubbs was the powerful lead vocalist of the Motown group The Four Tops, renowned for his emotive baritone voice on hits like "Reach Out I'll Be There" and "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)."
-
E.
Eddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd is an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter best known for his 1966 hit "Knock on Wood" and his influential work in the classic Stax Records era.
- 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: Dennis Edwards Triple: [The Contours, notableMember, Dennis Edwards]
Generated description
Dennis Edwards was an American soul and R&B singer best known as a lead vocalist for The Temptations during their late-1960s and 1970s psychedelic soul era.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dennis Edwards Target entity description: Dennis Edwards was an American soul and R&B singer best known as a lead vocalist for The Temptations during their late-1960s and 1970s psychedelic soul era.
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A.
Dennis Edwards
chosen
Dennis Edwards was an American soul and R&B singer best known as a lead vocalist for The Temptations during their late-1960s and 1970s psychedelic soul era.
-
B.
Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks was an American singer and founding member of The Temptations, renowned for his distinctive falsetto lead vocals on many of the group's classic Motown hits.
-
C.
Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley is an American trombonist, composer, and bandleader best known for his influential work with James Brown and as a key architect of the funk genre.
-
D.
Levi Stubbs
Levi Stubbs was the powerful lead vocalist of the Motown group The Four Tops, renowned for his emotive baritone voice on hits like "Reach Out I'll Be There" and "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)."
-
E.
Eddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd is an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter best known for his 1966 hit "Knock on Wood" and his influential work in the classic Stax Records era.
- F. None of above.
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_69d6ad9e653c8190b1473c860ee53dae |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93fb9eca48190aa6612ffc5ed0df2 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f655608a0c81908002f9d79d017ded |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6566dccc0819085e059c7b0288f6c |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f65799ca588190b9f7a07f5c1a842c |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:59 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:54 p.m.