Triple
T4714912
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Barisford Brown |
E104609
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedAct |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bell Biv DeVoe |
E140490
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Bell Biv DeVoe | Statement: [Robert Barisford Brown, associatedAct, Bell Biv DeVoe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bell Biv DeVoe Context triple: [Robert Barisford Brown, associatedAct, Bell Biv DeVoe]
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A.
Bell Biv DeVoe
chosen
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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B.
Dru Hill
Dru Hill is an American R&B group from Baltimore known for their smooth harmonies and late-1990s hits blending soulful ballads with hip-hop influences.
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C.
Blackstreet
Blackstreet is an American R&B group best known for their 1996 hit single "No Diggity" and their influential role in 1990s new jack swing.
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D.
The Bar-Kays
The Bar-Kays are an American soul and funk band from Memphis, Tennessee, best known for their work as a backing group for Stax Records artists and for hits like "Soul Finger."
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E.
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group renowned for their smooth harmonies and 1990s hits like "End of the Road" and "I'll Make Love to You."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69bd43ec4a348190bc41afae43375e71 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6408dc5c8190a8d6b1c1a3eba2df |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be108002e08190b13856f2af135bfc |
completed | March 21, 2026, 3:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:18 p.m.