Triple

T2971328
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Stax Records E80286 entity
Predicate notableArtist P601 FINISHED
Object Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas was an American R&B, funk, and soul singer, songwriter, and entertainer known for dance-themed hits like "Walking the Dog" and "Do the Funky Chicken."
E314347 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: Rufus Thomas | Statement: [Stax Records, notableArtist, Rufus Thomas]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rufus Thomas
Context triple: [Stax Records, notableArtist, Rufus Thomas]
  • A. Lowell Fulson
    Lowell Fulson was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for shaping West Coast blues and inspiring later electric blues and R&B artists.
  • B. Louis Jordan
    Louis Jordan was an influential American saxophonist, bandleader, and singer known as a pioneer of jump blues and a key figure in the development of rhythm and blues and early rock and roll.
  • C. Bobby Robinson
    Bobby Robinson is a songwriter best known for his work on the song "Honey."
  • D. Oscar Charleston
    Oscar Charleston was an American baseball center fielder widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Negro league history, known for his combination of power, speed, and defensive brilliance.
  • E. Big Joe Turner
    Big Joe Turner was an influential American blues shouter whose powerful voice helped bridge boogie-woogie, jazz, and early rock and roll.
  • 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: Rufus Thomas
Triple: [Stax Records, notableArtist, Rufus Thomas]
Generated description
Rufus Thomas was an American R&B, funk, and soul singer, songwriter, and entertainer known for dance-themed hits like "Walking the Dog" and "Do the Funky Chicken."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rufus Thomas
Target entity description: Rufus Thomas was an American R&B, funk, and soul singer, songwriter, and entertainer known for dance-themed hits like "Walking the Dog" and "Do the Funky Chicken."
  • A. Lowell Fulson
    Lowell Fulson was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for shaping West Coast blues and inspiring later electric blues and R&B artists.
  • B. Louis Jordan
    Louis Jordan was an influential American saxophonist, bandleader, and singer known as a pioneer of jump blues and a key figure in the development of rhythm and blues and early rock and roll.
  • C. Bobby Robinson
    Bobby Robinson is a songwriter best known for his work on the song "Honey."
  • D. Oscar Charleston
    Oscar Charleston was an American baseball center fielder widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Negro league history, known for his combination of power, speed, and defensive brilliance.
  • E. Big Joe Turner
    Big Joe Turner was an influential American blues shouter whose powerful voice helped bridge boogie-woogie, jazz, and early rock and roll.
  • 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_69ad8b14ffe881908ffed62f9595c867 completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ad9973ed6881908f11f49ca2e171df completed March 8, 2026, 3:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b0fca6491c81909edaf6f495f17761 completed March 11, 2026, 5:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b1006c3ee48190b17b8216a8b700c9 completed March 11, 2026, 5:41 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b100dd4f108190b39926534096d6c7 completed March 11, 2026, 5:42 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:58 p.m.