Triple
T7287992
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Funk Brothers |
E163922
|
entity |
| Predicate | backedArtist |
P24741
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
E182679
|
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: Gladys Knight & the Pips | Statement: [The Funk Brothers, backedArtist, Gladys Knight & the Pips]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gladys Knight & the Pips Context triple: [The Funk Brothers, backedArtist, Gladys Knight & the Pips]
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A.
Gladys Knight & the Pips
chosen
Gladys Knight & the Pips were a renowned American R&B/soul vocal group best known for hits like "Midnight Train to Georgia" and their smooth harmonies led by singer Gladys Knight.
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B.
Gladys Knight
Gladys Knight is an American soul and R&B singer, known as the "Empress of Soul," celebrated for her powerful vocals and hits with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips.
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C.
Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles
Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles was a 1960s American girl group known for its powerful vocal harmonies and as the precursor to the funk-rock group Labelle.
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D.
The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters are an American R&B and pop vocal group known for their versatile style and a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s, including songs like "I'm So Excited" and "Jump (For My Love)."
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E.
The O’Jays
The O’Jays are an American R&B vocal group best known for their classic 1970s Philadelphia soul hits such as “Love Train” and “Back Stabbers.”
- 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_69c6886093b88190a254b1ce6db8bae7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6eb6a73fc8190ae5ce81fd3e46d87 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7eedfa4d08190997a692b81309309 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:08 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:59 p.m.