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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.