Triple
T23264494
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | DeVante Swing |
E582107
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entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Donald Earle DeGrate Jr.
Donald Earle DeGrate Jr., better known as DeVante Swing, is an American record producer, songwriter, and founding member of the R&B group Jodeci, influential in shaping 1990s R&B and hip hop soul.
|
E1576503
|
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: Donald Earle DeGrate Jr. | Statement: [DeVante Swing, birthName, Donald Earle DeGrate Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald Earle DeGrate Jr. Context triple: [DeVante Swing, birthName, Donald Earle DeGrate Jr.]
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A.
John Carl Buechler
John Carl Buechler was an American special effects artist, makeup designer, and film director known for his creature effects work on numerous 1980s and 1990s horror and fantasy films.
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B.
Rob Gerritsen
Rob Gerritsen is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Dutch surname Gerritsen.
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C.
Duane E. Graveline
Duane E. Graveline was an American physician and former NASA astronaut selected in the 1965 scientist-astronaut group who later became known for his writings on space medicine and the effects of statin drugs.
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D.
Bruce Yarnell
Bruce Yarnell was an American baritone singer and stage and television actor known for his performances in Broadway musicals and operas during the 1960s.
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E.
Dale L. Boger
Dale L. Boger is an American organic chemist renowned for his work in natural product synthesis and medicinal chemistry, including significant contributions to the development of anticancer and antibiotic agents.
- 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: Donald Earle DeGrate Jr. Triple: [DeVante Swing, birthName, Donald Earle DeGrate Jr.]
Generated description
Donald Earle DeGrate Jr., better known as DeVante Swing, is an American record producer, songwriter, and founding member of the R&B group Jodeci, influential in shaping 1990s R&B and hip hop soul.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald Earle DeGrate Jr. Target entity description: Donald Earle DeGrate Jr., better known as DeVante Swing, is an American record producer, songwriter, and founding member of the R&B group Jodeci, influential in shaping 1990s R&B and hip hop soul.
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A.
John Carl Buechler
John Carl Buechler was an American special effects artist, makeup designer, and film director known for his creature effects work on numerous 1980s and 1990s horror and fantasy films.
-
B.
Rob Gerritsen
Rob Gerritsen is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Dutch surname Gerritsen.
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C.
Duane E. Graveline
Duane E. Graveline was an American physician and former NASA astronaut selected in the 1965 scientist-astronaut group who later became known for his writings on space medicine and the effects of statin drugs.
-
D.
Bruce Yarnell
Bruce Yarnell was an American baritone singer and stage and television actor known for his performances in Broadway musicals and operas during the 1960s.
-
E.
Dale L. Boger
Dale L. Boger is an American organic chemist renowned for his work in natural product synthesis and medicinal chemistry, including significant contributions to the development of anticancer and antibiotic agents.
- 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_69e246079f58819085eaa9c260906880 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f194cb76c48190869915cd93b44fcc |
completed | April 29, 2026, 5:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0c3f723d4081909c2ff75ba4ada497 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 10:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0c405be1188190b6622665e448bbe7 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 10:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0c40bece448190bb9fd1a3058a1f06 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 10:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 4:11 p.m.