Triple
T2731752
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Temptations |
E60329
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasFormerMember |
P1168
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Paul Williams
Paul Williams was an American baritone singer best known as a founding member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations.
|
E292575
|
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: Paul Williams | Statement: [The Temptations, hasFormerMember, Paul Williams]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Williams Context triple: [The Temptations, hasFormerMember, Paul Williams]
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A.
Paul Williams
Paul Williams is an American composer, singer-songwriter, and actor best known for his prolific 1970s pop hits and acclaimed film and television soundtracks.
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B.
Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy is an American composer, arranger, and pianist best known for his disco-era hit "A Fifth of Beethoven" and for scoring numerous film and television projects, including collaborations with Seth MacFarlane.
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C.
Lee Clow
Lee Clow is a legendary American advertising executive best known for his groundbreaking work at TBWA\Chiat\Day, where he helped create iconic campaigns for Apple and other major brands.
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D.
Marc Davis
Marc Davis was a legendary Disney animator and one of Walt Disney’s original “Nine Old Men,” renowned for designing iconic characters and attractions for Disneyland.
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E.
Ronald Bass
Ronald Bass is an Academy Award–winning American screenwriter and producer known for writing acclaimed films such as "Rain Man," "The Joy Luck Club," and numerous popular Hollywood dramas.
- 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: Paul Williams Triple: [The Temptations, hasFormerMember, Paul Williams]
Generated description
Paul Williams was an American baritone singer best known as a founding member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Williams Target entity description: Paul Williams was an American baritone singer best known as a founding member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations.
-
A.
Paul Williams
Paul Williams is an American composer, singer-songwriter, and actor best known for his prolific 1970s pop hits and acclaimed film and television soundtracks.
-
B.
Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy is an American composer, arranger, and pianist best known for his disco-era hit "A Fifth of Beethoven" and for scoring numerous film and television projects, including collaborations with Seth MacFarlane.
-
C.
Lee Clow
Lee Clow is a legendary American advertising executive best known for his groundbreaking work at TBWA\Chiat\Day, where he helped create iconic campaigns for Apple and other major brands.
-
D.
Marc Davis
Marc Davis was a legendary Disney animator and one of Walt Disney’s original “Nine Old Men,” renowned for designing iconic characters and attractions for Disneyland.
-
E.
Ronald Bass
Ronald Bass is an Academy Award–winning American screenwriter and producer known for writing acclaimed films such as "Rain Man," "The Joy Luck Club," and numerous popular Hollywood dramas.
- 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_69ab4b75cd908190b691ef0d1801acda |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdaf011548190beb9c3feee7b743f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:59 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afb69eeedc81908ad654de9e1259ea |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afb703a5f8819097b71e19db11feaf |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afb7acf3588190813bde4428dfe5f4 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:18 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.