Triple
T16677054
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fred "Sonic" Smith |
E405237
|
entity |
| Predicate | collaboratedWith |
P435
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Rob Tyner
Rob Tyner was the powerful-voiced lead singer of the influential Detroit proto-punk band MC5.
|
E1228044
|
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: Rob Tyner | Statement: [Fred "Sonic" Smith, collaboratedWith, Rob Tyner]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rob Tyner Context triple: [Fred "Sonic" Smith, collaboratedWith, Rob Tyner]
-
A.
Edwin Hawkins
Edwin Hawkins was an influential American gospel musician, pianist, and choir leader best known for pioneering contemporary gospel with his hit "Oh Happy Day."
-
B.
Hank Gathers
Hank Gathers was a dominant college basketball star at Loyola Marymount University whose career and life were tragically cut short when he collapsed and died during a game in 1990.
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C.
Andraé Crouch
Andraé Crouch was a pioneering American gospel singer, songwriter, and choir director whose innovative, crossover-influenced work helped shape contemporary gospel music.
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D.
John Cothran Jr.
John Cothran Jr. is an American character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in dramas and thrillers.
-
E.
Solomon Childs
Solomon Childs is an American rapper and longtime Wu-Tang Clan affiliate known for his gritty street narratives and appearances on various Wu-Tang-related projects.
- 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: Rob Tyner Triple: [Fred "Sonic" Smith, collaboratedWith, Rob Tyner]
Generated description
Rob Tyner was the powerful-voiced lead singer of the influential Detroit proto-punk band MC5.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rob Tyner Target entity description: Rob Tyner was the powerful-voiced lead singer of the influential Detroit proto-punk band MC5.
-
A.
Edwin Hawkins
Edwin Hawkins was an influential American gospel musician, pianist, and choir leader best known for pioneering contemporary gospel with his hit "Oh Happy Day."
-
B.
Hank Gathers
Hank Gathers was a dominant college basketball star at Loyola Marymount University whose career and life were tragically cut short when he collapsed and died during a game in 1990.
-
C.
Andraé Crouch
Andraé Crouch was a pioneering American gospel singer, songwriter, and choir director whose innovative, crossover-influenced work helped shape contemporary gospel music.
-
D.
John Cothran Jr.
John Cothran Jr. is an American character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in dramas and thrillers.
-
E.
Solomon Childs
Solomon Childs is an American rapper and longtime Wu-Tang Clan affiliate known for his gritty street narratives and appearances on various Wu-Tang-related projects.
- 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_69d8838c28748190b3f5967c743940ab |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e37d6c805c81909fbe4fcb20eedbe1 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 12:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a008a3c79888190b6ddd55b91d97183 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a008b5135788190af6cfca6cb333d26 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a008bee78248190b920d780bcbd3032 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:45 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:19 a.m.