Triple
T523825
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Roots |
E10874
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is an American drummer, DJ, producer, author, and filmmaker best known as the bandleader of The Roots and musical director for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
|
E65408
|
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: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson | Statement: [The Roots, founder, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson Context triple: [The Roots, founder, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson]
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A.
Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden is an American drummer, songwriter, and Grammy-winning record producer known for crafting major pop and R&B hits for artists such as Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin.
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B.
Don Maynard
Don Maynard was a Hall of Fame American football wide receiver best known as Joe Namath’s primary deep threat and a key offensive star for the New York Jets during the 1960s.
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C.
Jason Moran
Jason Moran is an acclaimed American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his innovative approach to contemporary jazz and frequent collaborations across music and film.
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D.
Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and acclaimed R&B/neo-soul producer known for his work both as a solo artist and as a member of Tony! Toni! Toné!.
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E.
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis is an American trumpeter, composer, and bandleader renowned for his virtuosity in both jazz and classical music and for serving as artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
- 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: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson Triple: [The Roots, founder, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson]
Generated description
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is an American drummer, DJ, producer, author, and filmmaker best known as the bandleader of The Roots and musical director for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson Target entity description: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is an American drummer, DJ, producer, author, and filmmaker best known as the bandleader of The Roots and musical director for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
-
A.
Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden is an American drummer, songwriter, and Grammy-winning record producer known for crafting major pop and R&B hits for artists such as Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin.
-
B.
Don Maynard
Don Maynard was a Hall of Fame American football wide receiver best known as Joe Namath’s primary deep threat and a key offensive star for the New York Jets during the 1960s.
-
C.
Jason Moran
Jason Moran is an acclaimed American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his innovative approach to contemporary jazz and frequent collaborations across music and film.
-
D.
Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and acclaimed R&B/neo-soul producer known for his work both as a solo artist and as a member of Tony! Toni! Toné!.
-
E.
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis is an American trumpeter, composer, and bandleader renowned for his virtuosity in both jazz and classical music and for serving as artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
- 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_69a2e84b16c4819088d284c47c3a7968 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f1b656c08190b387f21b06d99e68 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4ab20f5288190aca34aacde60604b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4abcb4b0c8190b7fdad2d46b97a06 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:12 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4ada4ca5481909bbd62b55f10f4f9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:20 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.