Triple

T17208823
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bootsy Collins E417670 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object William Earl Collins
William Earl Collins, better known as Bootsy Collins, is an influential American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter renowned for his work with James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic.
E1273593 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: William Earl Collins | Statement: [Bootsy Collins, birthName, William Earl Collins]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Earl Collins
Context triple: [Bootsy Collins, birthName, William Earl Collins]
  • A. Charles Collens
    Charles Collens was an American architect best known for his work on prominent Gothic Revival structures, including major churches and academic buildings in the early 20th century.
  • B. Robert Lynn
    Robert Lynn was a co-founder of DHL, the global logistics and courier company that helped pioneer international express shipping.
  • C. Lewis Colick
    Lewis Colick is an American screenwriter known for his work on films such as "Toys," "October Sky," and "Ladder 49."
  • D. Mo Collins
    Mo Collins is an American actress and comedian best known for her sketch comedy work and memorable characters on the television series MADtv.
  • E. Grant Collier
    Grant Collier is a video game developer best known as a co-founder of Infinity Ward and a key figure behind the early Call of Duty series.
  • 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: William Earl Collins
Triple: [Bootsy Collins, birthName, William Earl Collins]
Generated description
William Earl Collins, better known as Bootsy Collins, is an influential American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter renowned for his work with James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Earl Collins
Target entity description: William Earl Collins, better known as Bootsy Collins, is an influential American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter renowned for his work with James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic.
  • A. Charles Collens
    Charles Collens was an American architect best known for his work on prominent Gothic Revival structures, including major churches and academic buildings in the early 20th century.
  • B. Robert Lynn
    Robert Lynn was a co-founder of DHL, the global logistics and courier company that helped pioneer international express shipping.
  • C. Lewis Colick
    Lewis Colick is an American screenwriter known for his work on films such as "Toys," "October Sky," and "Ladder 49."
  • D. Mo Collins
    Mo Collins is an American actress and comedian best known for her sketch comedy work and memorable characters on the television series MADtv.
  • E. Grant Collier
    Grant Collier is a video game developer best known as a co-founder of Infinity Ward and a key figure behind the early Call of Duty series.
  • 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_69d886d779488190b131369541c04e7d completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e42dc3b0ec8190b8c9fc401da5770c completed April 19, 2026, 1:20 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a01c929cad08190b0c23cccb011c7f7 completed May 11, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a01ca84f3388190aa2eda694f91a17b completed May 11, 2026, 12:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a01cb0b3cec8190afc6cf6dd1e4d896 completed May 11, 2026, 12:26 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:38 a.m.