Triple
T2731766
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Temptations |
E60329
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasFormerMember |
P1168
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bruce Williamson
Bruce Williamson was an American R&B and soul singer best known as a later-era lead vocalist for the legendary Motown group The Temptations.
|
E294356
|
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: Bruce Williamson | Statement: [The Temptations, hasFormerMember, Bruce Williamson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Williamson Context triple: [The Temptations, hasFormerMember, Bruce Williamson]
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A.
Fred Williamson
Fred Williamson is an American actor and former professional football player best known for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation films and numerous action and genre movies.
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B.
Glenn Williamson
Glenn Williamson is a film producer known for his work on independent and character-driven movies, including the dark comedy-drama "Sunshine Cleaning."
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C.
Bruce Woolley
Bruce Woolley is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer best known for co-writing the hit song "Video Killed the Radio Star" and for his work with acts like The Buggles and The Camera Club.
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D.
Brian Wright
Brian Wright is an NBA executive best known as the general manager responsible for overseeing basketball operations and roster decisions for the San Antonio Spurs.
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E.
Sam Wheeler
Sam Wheeler is the father of Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon.
- 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: Bruce Williamson Triple: [The Temptations, hasFormerMember, Bruce Williamson]
Generated description
Bruce Williamson was an American R&B and soul singer best known as a later-era lead vocalist for the legendary Motown group The Temptations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Williamson Target entity description: Bruce Williamson was an American R&B and soul singer best known as a later-era lead vocalist for the legendary Motown group The Temptations.
-
A.
Fred Williamson
Fred Williamson is an American actor and former professional football player best known for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation films and numerous action and genre movies.
-
B.
Glenn Williamson
Glenn Williamson is a film producer known for his work on independent and character-driven movies, including the dark comedy-drama "Sunshine Cleaning."
-
C.
Bruce Woolley
Bruce Woolley is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer best known for co-writing the hit song "Video Killed the Radio Star" and for his work with acts like The Buggles and The Camera Club.
-
D.
Brian Wright
Brian Wright is an NBA executive best known as the general manager responsible for overseeing basketball operations and roster decisions for the San Antonio Spurs.
-
E.
Sam Wheeler
Sam Wheeler is the father of Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon.
- 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_69afbbc430ec8190a54f805cd0067b97 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:35 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afbc545dc48190b61ed2ee73d53737 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afbcd39c608190b01924370208f1ec |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:40 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.