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]
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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.
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B.
Robert Lynn
Robert Lynn was a co-founder of DHL, the global logistics and courier company that helped pioneer international express shipping.
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C.
Lewis Colick
Lewis Colick is an American screenwriter known for his work on films such as "Toys," "October Sky," and "Ladder 49."
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.