Triple
T12714541
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Melvin Franklin |
E303801
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedAct |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Otis Williams |
E292574
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Otis Williams | Statement: [Melvin Franklin, associatedAct, Otis Williams]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Otis Williams Context triple: [Melvin Franklin, associatedAct, Otis Williams]
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A.
Otis Williams
chosen
Otis Williams is an American baritone singer and founding member of the legendary Motown vocal group The Temptations.
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B.
David Ruffin
David Ruffin was an American soul singer best known as the charismatic lead vocalist of The Temptations during their classic Motown era, lending his voice to hits like "My Girl."
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C.
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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D.
Clyde McPhatter
Clyde McPhatter was an influential American rhythm and blues and soul singer, best known as the original lead tenor of The Drifters and for helping shape the sound of 1950s R&B and early rock and roll.
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E.
Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson is an influential American singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as a defining figure of Motown and a pioneer of soul and R&B music.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d7bdf084148190ab9d513dc0735af4 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9620a7554819083784897ff690652 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f739688734819092b14bd3edacd4ef |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:02 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:23 p.m.