Triple

T15710368
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wil Haygood E380820 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr.
In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr. is a critically acclaimed biography by Wil Haygood that chronicles the complex life, career, and cultural impact of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
E1172954 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: In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr. | Statement: [Wil Haygood, notableWork, In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr.
Context triple: [Wil Haygood, notableWork, In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr.]
  • A. Lady Sings the Blues (autobiography)
    Lady Sings the Blues (autobiography) is the 1956 memoir of jazz singer Billie Holiday, recounting her turbulent life, career, and struggles with racism, addiction, and the music industry.
  • B. Ain't Misbehavin'
    "Ain't Misbehavin'" is a classic jazz and swing standard, originally from the 1929 musical revue "Hot Chocolates," that became widely popular through performances by artists including Louis Armstrong.
  • C. Black Like Me
    Black Like Me is a 1961 nonfiction book by John Howard Griffin that chronicles his journey through the racially segregated American South while passing as a Black man to expose the realities of racism.
  • D. Black Broadway
    Black Broadway is a historic African American cultural and entertainment district in Washington, D.C., renowned for its jazz clubs, theaters, and vibrant Black arts scene in the early to mid-20th century.
  • E. Angel of Harlem
    "Angel of Harlem" is a soulful, horn-driven rock song by Irish band U2, released in 1988 as a tribute to jazz legend Billie Holiday and the musical heritage of New York City.
  • 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: In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr.
Triple: [Wil Haygood, notableWork, In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr.]
Generated description
In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr. is a critically acclaimed biography by Wil Haygood that chronicles the complex life, career, and cultural impact of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr.
Target entity description: In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr. is a critically acclaimed biography by Wil Haygood that chronicles the complex life, career, and cultural impact of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
  • A. Lady Sings the Blues (autobiography)
    Lady Sings the Blues (autobiography) is the 1956 memoir of jazz singer Billie Holiday, recounting her turbulent life, career, and struggles with racism, addiction, and the music industry.
  • B. Ain't Misbehavin'
    "Ain't Misbehavin'" is a classic jazz and swing standard, originally from the 1929 musical revue "Hot Chocolates," that became widely popular through performances by artists including Louis Armstrong.
  • C. Black Like Me
    Black Like Me is a 1961 nonfiction book by John Howard Griffin that chronicles his journey through the racially segregated American South while passing as a Black man to expose the realities of racism.
  • D. Black Broadway
    Black Broadway is a historic African American cultural and entertainment district in Washington, D.C., renowned for its jazz clubs, theaters, and vibrant Black arts scene in the early to mid-20th century.
  • E. Angel of Harlem
    "Angel of Harlem" is a soulful, horn-driven rock song by Irish band U2, released in 1988 as a tribute to jazz legend Billie Holiday and the musical heritage of New York City.
  • 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_69d86d9bf930819082b30cf6d169297c completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e04f8d8b648190842c635f2ae7bfa4 completed April 16, 2026, 2:55 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff757d74b481909c8332a09ae36b4f completed May 9, 2026, 5:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff762c0c548190a80392e1e83f68cc completed May 9, 2026, 6 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff76fbcd188190b431bf277304aeea completed May 9, 2026, 6:03 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:45 a.m.