Triple
T18830749
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dobie Gray |
E460520
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedAct |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mentor Williams
Mentor Williams was an American country music songwriter and producer best known for writing the hit song "Drift Away."
|
E1345210
|
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: Mentor Williams | Statement: [Dobie Gray, associatedAct, Mentor Williams]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mentor Williams Context triple: [Dobie Gray, associatedAct, Mentor Williams]
-
A.
Manvel Smith
Manvel Smith was an early settler and landowner in Texas after whom the city of Manvel was named.
-
B.
Donald Williams
Donald Williams is a former University of North Carolina basketball guard best known for leading the Tar Heels to the 1993 NCAA championship with clutch three-point shooting.
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C.
Dennis Williams
Dennis Williams is an American labor leader who served as president of the United Auto Workers union, representing autoworkers in contract negotiations and labor policy.
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D.
Rich Williams
Rich Williams is an American rock guitarist best known as a longtime member and lead guitarist of the band Kansas.
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E.
Narvel Blackstock
Narvel Blackstock is an American music manager and television producer best known for managing and formerly being married to country music star Reba McEntire.
- 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: Mentor Williams Triple: [Dobie Gray, associatedAct, Mentor Williams]
Generated description
Mentor Williams was an American country music songwriter and producer best known for writing the hit song "Drift Away."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mentor Williams Target entity description: Mentor Williams was an American country music songwriter and producer best known for writing the hit song "Drift Away."
-
A.
Manvel Smith
Manvel Smith was an early settler and landowner in Texas after whom the city of Manvel was named.
-
B.
Donald Williams
Donald Williams is a former University of North Carolina basketball guard best known for leading the Tar Heels to the 1993 NCAA championship with clutch three-point shooting.
-
C.
Dennis Williams
Dennis Williams is an American labor leader who served as president of the United Auto Workers union, representing autoworkers in contract negotiations and labor policy.
-
D.
Rich Williams
Rich Williams is an American rock guitarist best known as a longtime member and lead guitarist of the band Kansas.
-
E.
Narvel Blackstock
Narvel Blackstock is an American music manager and television producer best known for managing and formerly being married to country music star Reba McEntire.
- 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_69d8dcf94c288190a06dea029ae4b223 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5a9992bb081908ba517a5c9d93ef3 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a05676782048190810125e6b9317bcd |
completed | May 14, 2026, 6:10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a05692c88c481909a7e321a4975e12f |
completed | May 14, 2026, 6:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0569c79b5c8190a63326c332674dd7 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 6:20 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:56 a.m.