Triple
T3776406
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Highlights |
E83317
|
entity |
| Predicate | writer |
P1360
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FINISHED |
| Object |
El DeBarge
El DeBarge is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the lead vocalist of the family group DeBarge and for his distinctive falsetto voice and solo hits in the 1980s.
|
E388029
|
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: El DeBarge | Statement: [Highlights, writer, El DeBarge]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: El DeBarge Context triple: [Highlights, writer, El DeBarge]
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A.
Bunny DeBarge
Bunny DeBarge is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lone female member of the Motown family group DeBarge, which achieved success in the 1980s with soulful R&B hits.
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B.
Sister Sledge
Sister Sledge is an American vocal group best known for their disco-era hits like "We Are Family" and "He's the Greatest Dancer."
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C.
Bell Biv DeVoe
Bell Biv DeVoe is an American R&B/hip-hop group formed by New Edition members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe, best known for their influential 1990 hit "Poison" and their role in pioneering the new jack swing sound.
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D.
DeBarge
DeBarge was an American family R&B and soul music group best known for their smooth harmonies and 1980s hits like "Rhythm of the Night" and "All This Love."
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E.
En Vogue
En Vogue is an American R&B/pop vocal girl group known for their powerful harmonies and a string of hits since the early 1990s.
- 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: El DeBarge Triple: [Highlights, writer, El DeBarge]
Generated description
El DeBarge is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the lead vocalist of the family group DeBarge and for his distinctive falsetto voice and solo hits in the 1980s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: El DeBarge Target entity description: El DeBarge is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the lead vocalist of the family group DeBarge and for his distinctive falsetto voice and solo hits in the 1980s.
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A.
Bunny DeBarge
Bunny DeBarge is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lone female member of the Motown family group DeBarge, which achieved success in the 1980s with soulful R&B hits.
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B.
Sister Sledge
Sister Sledge is an American vocal group best known for their disco-era hits like "We Are Family" and "He's the Greatest Dancer."
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C.
Bell Biv DeVoe
Bell Biv DeVoe is an American R&B/hip-hop group formed by New Edition members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe, best known for their influential 1990 hit "Poison" and their role in pioneering the new jack swing sound.
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D.
DeBarge
DeBarge was an American family R&B and soul music group best known for their smooth harmonies and 1980s hits like "Rhythm of the Night" and "All This Love."
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E.
En Vogue
En Vogue is an American R&B/pop vocal girl group known for their powerful harmonies and a string of hits since the early 1990s.
- 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_69ad8b235e608190b5a2b1d1bfcef50b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adcc5be3c48190a72e840d8214bb74 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4f03d3df48190a4b2382059b7bb24 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4f1aeef248190922102fcee343239 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4f239fd348190a6a1704dab4894b4 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:36 p.m.