Triple
T12714543
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Melvin Franklin |
E303801
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedAct |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | David Ruffin |
E294355
|
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: David Ruffin | Statement: [Melvin Franklin, associatedAct, David Ruffin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Ruffin Context triple: [Melvin Franklin, associatedAct, David Ruffin]
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A.
David Ruffin
chosen
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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B.
Otis Williams
Otis Williams is an American baritone singer and founding member of the legendary Motown vocal group The Temptations.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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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_69f746077b288190b8ca7927352a7904 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:23 p.m.