Triple

T18703506
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bobby Vee E457311 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Robert Thomas Velline
Robert Thomas Velline, better known as Bobby Vee, was an American pop singer who rose to fame in the early 1960s with hits like "Take Good Care of My Baby" and "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes."
E1338286 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: Robert Thomas Velline | Statement: [Bobby Vee, birthName, Robert Thomas Velline]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Thomas Velline
Context triple: [Bobby Vee, birthName, Robert Thomas Velline]
  • A. Joseph Vinoy
    Joseph Vinoy was a French general best known for his role in suppressing the Paris Commune during the bloody week of May 1871.
  • B. Tom Villard
    Tom Villard was an American film and television actor known for his comedic roles in the 1980s, including appearances in movies like "One Crazy Summer" and "My Girl."
  • C. Richard Vreeland
    Richard Vreeland, better known by his stage name Disasterpeace, is an American composer renowned for his atmospheric and synth-driven video game and film soundtracks.
  • D. Duane Vienneau
    Duane Vienneau is a Canadian sports executive best known for his leadership role with the CFL’s BC Lions football franchise.
  • E. Guy V. Lewis
    Guy V. Lewis was a Hall of Fame college basketball coach best known for building the University of Houston into a national powerhouse, including the famed Phi Slama Jama teams and multiple Final Four appearances.
  • 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: Robert Thomas Velline
Triple: [Bobby Vee, birthName, Robert Thomas Velline]
Generated description
Robert Thomas Velline, better known as Bobby Vee, was an American pop singer who rose to fame in the early 1960s with hits like "Take Good Care of My Baby" and "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Thomas Velline
Target entity description: Robert Thomas Velline, better known as Bobby Vee, was an American pop singer who rose to fame in the early 1960s with hits like "Take Good Care of My Baby" and "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes."
  • A. Joseph Vinoy
    Joseph Vinoy was a French general best known for his role in suppressing the Paris Commune during the bloody week of May 1871.
  • B. Tom Villard
    Tom Villard was an American film and television actor known for his comedic roles in the 1980s, including appearances in movies like "One Crazy Summer" and "My Girl."
  • C. Richard Vreeland
    Richard Vreeland, better known by his stage name Disasterpeace, is an American composer renowned for his atmospheric and synth-driven video game and film soundtracks.
  • D. Duane Vienneau
    Duane Vienneau is a Canadian sports executive best known for his leadership role with the CFL’s BC Lions football franchise.
  • E. Guy V. Lewis
    Guy V. Lewis was a Hall of Fame college basketball coach best known for building the University of Houston into a national powerhouse, including the famed Phi Slama Jama teams and multiple Final Four appearances.
  • 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_69d8d392aad081909fe31aa03e6e97d1 completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5671597ac819093dbb53553130f1e completed April 19, 2026, 11:36 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a052b38ab548190b46ecda128e93c9b completed May 14, 2026, 1:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a052c9486908190a5cdb60f7cb65888 completed May 14, 2026, 1:59 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a052cec9c788190a0c9396b35dd95c0 completed May 14, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:49 a.m.