Triple
T8134265
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mercer Ellington |
E189929
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
"Things Ain’t What They Used to Be" is a jazz standard composed by Mercer Ellington that has become widely performed and recorded in the swing and big band repertoire.
|
E714120
|
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: Things Ain’t What They Used to Be | Statement: [Mercer Ellington, notableWork, Things Ain’t What They Used to Be]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Things Ain’t What They Used to Be Context triple: [Mercer Ellington, notableWork, Things Ain’t What They Used to Be]
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A.
The Way It Used to Be
"The Way It Used to Be" is a pop song by American singer-songwriter Mike Posner that reflects on nostalgia and the emotional aftermath of a past relationship.
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B.
The Way Life Used to Be
"The Way Life Used to Be" is a track by Snoop Dogg from his album *Doggumentary*, reflecting on nostalgia and changes over time in his life and surroundings.
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C.
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
"Don’t Get Around Much Anymore" is a classic jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, widely known for its smooth melody and nostalgic lyrics about lost romance and changing social life.
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D.
It Ain't No Use
"It Ain't No Use" is a soulful track by Stevie Wonder featured on his acclaimed 1974 album *Fulfillingness' First Finale*.
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E.
It's the Same Old Song
"It's the Same Old Song" is a 1965 Motown hit single by the Four Tops, known for its upbeat soul sound and enduring popularity as one of the group's signature songs.
- 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: Things Ain’t What They Used to Be Triple: [Mercer Ellington, notableWork, Things Ain’t What They Used to Be]
Generated description
"Things Ain’t What They Used to Be" is a jazz standard composed by Mercer Ellington that has become widely performed and recorded in the swing and big band repertoire.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Things Ain’t What They Used to Be Target entity description: "Things Ain’t What They Used to Be" is a jazz standard composed by Mercer Ellington that has become widely performed and recorded in the swing and big band repertoire.
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A.
The Way It Used to Be
"The Way It Used to Be" is a pop song by American singer-songwriter Mike Posner that reflects on nostalgia and the emotional aftermath of a past relationship.
-
B.
The Way Life Used to Be
"The Way Life Used to Be" is a track by Snoop Dogg from his album *Doggumentary*, reflecting on nostalgia and changes over time in his life and surroundings.
-
C.
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
"Don’t Get Around Much Anymore" is a classic jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, widely known for its smooth melody and nostalgic lyrics about lost romance and changing social life.
-
D.
It Ain't No Use
"It Ain't No Use" is a soulful track by Stevie Wonder featured on his acclaimed 1974 album *Fulfillingness' First Finale*.
-
E.
It's the Same Old Song
"It's the Same Old Song" is a 1965 Motown hit single by the Four Tops, known for its upbeat soul sound and enduring popularity as one of the group's signature songs.
- 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_69ca82bcb4848190a9a9d036ad768642 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb43bbae608190bdc1afe6f0ab83ae |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cc9488f0bc8190a4fdf6d021f54e13 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cc95c180188190a2d541e8ea9a4c57 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cc970cf55c8190abf432ac68d6bbc3 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:54 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:35 p.m.