Triple

T523845
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Roots E10874 entity
Predicate associatedAct P37 FINISHED
Object D'Angelo
D'Angelo is an influential American neo-soul singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer known for albums like "Brown Sugar" and "Voodoo" and for helping shape the sound of contemporary R&B.
E67797 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: D'Angelo | Statement: [The Roots, associatedAct, D'Angelo]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: D'Angelo
Context triple: [The Roots, associatedAct, D'Angelo]
  • A. 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!.
  • B. CeeLo Green
    CeeLo Green is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer known for his work in Gnarls Barkley and his solo hit "Forget You," as well as his flamboyant performance style.
  • C. Mos Def
    Mos Def, also known as Yasiin Bey, is an influential American rapper, actor, and activist celebrated for his socially conscious lyrics and key role in the evolution of alternative hip hop.
  • D. Bilal
    Bilal is an American neo-soul and R&B singer-songwriter known for his rich, genre-blending vocals and critically acclaimed work with artists across hip-hop, jazz, and soul.
  • E. Erykah Badu
    Erykah Badu is an American singer, songwriter, and producer renowned as the “Queen of Neo Soul” for her influential blend of R&B, jazz, and hip-hop.
  • 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: D'Angelo
Triple: [The Roots, associatedAct, D'Angelo]
Generated description
D'Angelo is an influential American neo-soul singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer known for albums like "Brown Sugar" and "Voodoo" and for helping shape the sound of contemporary R&B.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: D'Angelo
Target entity description: D'Angelo is an influential American neo-soul singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer known for albums like "Brown Sugar" and "Voodoo" and for helping shape the sound of contemporary R&B.
  • A. 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!.
  • B. CeeLo Green
    CeeLo Green is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer known for his work in Gnarls Barkley and his solo hit "Forget You," as well as his flamboyant performance style.
  • C. Mos Def
    Mos Def, also known as Yasiin Bey, is an influential American rapper, actor, and activist celebrated for his socially conscious lyrics and key role in the evolution of alternative hip hop.
  • D. Bilal
    Bilal is an American neo-soul and R&B singer-songwriter known for his rich, genre-blending vocals and critically acclaimed work with artists across hip-hop, jazz, and soul.
  • E. Erykah Badu
    Erykah Badu is an American singer, songwriter, and producer renowned as the “Queen of Neo Soul” for her influential blend of R&B, jazz, and hip-hop.
  • 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_69a4cc5868d88190bb0b107fb820aafe completed March 1, 2026, 11:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4cd16533c8190a9b63c13756e73ec completed March 1, 2026, 11:34 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4cdc197208190b4b2fe04ca11fa83 completed March 1, 2026, 11:37 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.