Triple

T249795
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Yo-Yo Ma E5117 entity
Predicate notableCollaboration P8554 FINISHED
Object Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin is an American vocalist, composer, and conductor best known for his innovative a cappella work and the hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
E32310 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: Bobby McFerrin | Statement: [Yo-Yo Ma, notableCollaboration, Bobby McFerrin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bobby McFerrin
Context triple: [Yo-Yo Ma, notableCollaboration, Bobby McFerrin]
  • A. Luther Vandross
    Luther Vandross was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and producer renowned for his smooth, emotive vocals and classic love ballads.
  • B. Herbie Hancock
    Herbie Hancock is an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his work with Miles Davis and for pioneering jazz fusion and electronic music.
  • C. J.R. Giddens
    J.R. Giddens is an American former professional basketball player and shooting guard who starred at the University of New Mexico before being selected in the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.
  • D. Don Maynard
    Don Maynard was a Hall of Fame American football wide receiver best known as Joe Namath’s primary deep threat and a key offensive star for the New York Jets during the 1960s.
  • E. Jo Jo White
    Jo Jo White was an American Hall of Fame point guard best known for leading the Boston Celtics to two NBA championships in the 1970s and earning NBA Finals MVP in 1976.
  • 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: Bobby McFerrin
Triple: [Yo-Yo Ma, notableCollaboration, Bobby McFerrin]
Generated description
Bobby McFerrin is an American vocalist, composer, and conductor best known for his innovative a cappella work and the hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bobby McFerrin
Target entity description: Bobby McFerrin is an American vocalist, composer, and conductor best known for his innovative a cappella work and the hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
  • A. Luther Vandross
    Luther Vandross was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and producer renowned for his smooth, emotive vocals and classic love ballads.
  • B. Herbie Hancock
    Herbie Hancock is an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his work with Miles Davis and for pioneering jazz fusion and electronic music.
  • C. J.R. Giddens
    J.R. Giddens is an American former professional basketball player and shooting guard who starred at the University of New Mexico before being selected in the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.
  • D. Don Maynard
    Don Maynard was a Hall of Fame American football wide receiver best known as Joe Namath’s primary deep threat and a key offensive star for the New York Jets during the 1960s.
  • E. Jo Jo White
    Jo Jo White was an American Hall of Fame point guard best known for leading the Boston Celtics to two NBA championships in the 1970s and earning NBA Finals MVP in 1976.
  • 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_69a257c4bf688190a46ebbf411ab7473 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a260c592cc8190bc642fcd248a1f1b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:28 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a37373426881909ce8766ad9c5778c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a373dfb6c0819092ebfe465b7be3c9 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 11:01 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3748a9ea4819080b2cea1f1b4afbc completed Feb. 28, 2026, 11:04 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:54 a.m.