Triple

T6269330
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ronnie DeVoe E140489 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object DeVoe
DeVoe is the surname of Ronnie DeVoe, an American singer and member of the R&B groups New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe.
 E579716 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: DeVoe | Statement: [Ronnie DeVoe, familyName, DeVoe]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: DeVoe
Context triple: [Ronnie DeVoe, familyName, DeVoe]
  • A. Vaughn
    Vaughn is a surname most prominently associated with English film director and producer Matthew Vaughn, known for stylish action and comic-book adaptations.
  • B. Eldridge
    Eldridge is an English-language surname of Old English origin, borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the arts, and sports.
  • C. Dortch
    Dortch is a surname most notably associated with Helen Dortch Longstreet, an American social reformer, suffragist, and the second wife of Confederate General James Longstreet.
  • D. Tilghman
    Tilghman is a masculine given name of English origin that has been borne by various notable American figures, including politicians and military officers.
  • E. Ebersole
    Ebersole is a surname most notably associated with American actress and singer Christine Ebersole.
  • 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: DeVoe
Triple: [Ronnie DeVoe, familyName, DeVoe]
Generated description
DeVoe is the surname of Ronnie DeVoe, an American singer and member of the R&B groups New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: DeVoe
Target entity description: DeVoe is the surname of Ronnie DeVoe, an American singer and member of the R&B groups New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe.
  • A. Vaughn
    Vaughn is a surname most prominently associated with English film director and producer Matthew Vaughn, known for stylish action and comic-book adaptations.
  • B. Eldridge
    Eldridge is an English-language surname of Old English origin, borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the arts, and sports.
  • C. Dortch
    Dortch is a surname most notably associated with Helen Dortch Longstreet, an American social reformer, suffragist, and the second wife of Confederate General James Longstreet.
  • D. Tilghman
    Tilghman is a masculine given name of English origin that has been borne by various notable American figures, including politicians and military officers.
  • E. Ebersole
    Ebersole is a surname most notably associated with American actress and singer Christine Ebersole.
  • 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_69c008cabc4081909723e2547c9d6cc0 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c063a3f1d081908ccff88db94b1f9c completed March 22, 2026, 9:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c24460f1bc8190b15ca58331410ec2 completed March 24, 2026, 7:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c2a5a6157c8190a57a297cf606eecb completed March 24, 2026, 2:54 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c2a60a92cc8190847e242482788ff3 completed March 24, 2026, 2:56 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:25 p.m.