Triple
T12346024
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Ruffin |
E294355
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedAct |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jimmy Ruffin
Jimmy Ruffin was an American soul singer best known for his 1966 hit single "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted."
|
E983658
|
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: Jimmy Ruffin | Statement: [David Ruffin, associatedAct, Jimmy Ruffin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jimmy Ruffin Context triple: [David Ruffin, associatedAct, Jimmy Ruffin]
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A.
Clyde McPhatter
Clyde McPhatter was an influential American rhythm and blues and soul singer, best known as the original lead tenor of The Drifters and for helping shape the sound of 1950s R&B and early rock and roll.
-
B.
Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson was an American soul and R&B singer known for his powerful vocals and dynamic stage performances that helped shape the foundations of modern pop and soul music.
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C.
Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulson was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for shaping West Coast blues and inspiring later electric blues and R&B artists.
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D.
Jesse Belvin
Jesse Belvin was an American R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist of the 1950s whose smooth style and hit "Goodnight My Love" made him an influential figure in early soul music.
-
E.
Bobby Robinson
Bobby Robinson is a songwriter best known for his work on the song "Honey."
- 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: Jimmy Ruffin Triple: [David Ruffin, associatedAct, Jimmy Ruffin]
Generated description
Jimmy Ruffin was an American soul singer best known for his 1966 hit single "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jimmy Ruffin Target entity description: Jimmy Ruffin was an American soul singer best known for his 1966 hit single "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted."
-
A.
Clyde McPhatter
Clyde McPhatter was an influential American rhythm and blues and soul singer, best known as the original lead tenor of The Drifters and for helping shape the sound of 1950s R&B and early rock and roll.
-
B.
Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson was an American soul and R&B singer known for his powerful vocals and dynamic stage performances that helped shape the foundations of modern pop and soul music.
-
C.
Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulson was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for shaping West Coast blues and inspiring later electric blues and R&B artists.
-
D.
Jesse Belvin
Jesse Belvin was an American R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist of the 1950s whose smooth style and hit "Goodnight My Love" made him an influential figure in early soul music.
-
E.
Bobby Robinson
Bobby Robinson is a songwriter best known for his work on the song "Honey."
- 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_69d6ab6ccbec8190b09e2d357aa80064 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93f7a4a448190aa70d66dc2f406c1 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f63ef164508190bc311a8199cfbc70 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 6:14 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6400fe9888190ae8244ccc8e8bc39 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 6:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f64168d23881908daee7d7cba2160d |
completed | May 2, 2026, 6:24 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:53 p.m.