Triple
T11091431
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Wesley Pentz |
E262263
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCollaboration |
P8554
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Usher
Usher is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and performer known for his smooth vocals, dynamic dancing, and multi-platinum albums such as "Confessions."
|
E64985
|
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: Usher | Statement: [Thomas Wesley Pentz, notableCollaboration, Usher]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Usher Context triple: [Thomas Wesley Pentz, notableCollaboration, Usher]
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A.
Usher
Usher is an American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor known for his smooth vocals, dynamic performances, and multi-platinum albums such as "Confessions."
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B.
Gentleman Usher
A Gentleman Usher is a ceremonial officer of the British Royal Household responsible for assisting at state occasions and formal royal events.
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C.
Usher II
Usher II is a short story by Ray Bradbury, set on Mars, that satirizes censorship and pays homage to Edgar Allan Poe within the larger collection The Martian Chronicles.
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D.
Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer known for hits like "So Sick" and for writing songs for numerous major artists.
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E.
Marques Houston
Marques Houston is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actor best known as a member of the group Immature/IMx and for his roles in television and film.
- 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: Usher Triple: [Thomas Wesley Pentz, notableCollaboration, Usher]
Generated description
Usher is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and performer known for his smooth vocals, dynamic dancing, and multi-platinum albums such as "Confessions."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Usher Target entity description: Usher is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and performer known for his smooth vocals, dynamic dancing, and multi-platinum albums such as "Confessions."
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A.
Usher
chosen
Usher is an American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor known for his smooth vocals, dynamic performances, and multi-platinum albums such as "Confessions."
-
B.
Gentleman Usher
A Gentleman Usher is a ceremonial officer of the British Royal Household responsible for assisting at state occasions and formal royal events.
-
C.
Usher II
Usher II is a short story by Ray Bradbury, set on Mars, that satirizes censorship and pays homage to Edgar Allan Poe within the larger collection The Martian Chronicles.
-
D.
Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer known for hits like "So Sick" and for writing songs for numerous major artists.
-
E.
Marques Houston
Marques Houston is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actor best known as a member of the group Immature/IMx and for his roles in television and film.
- F. None of above.
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_69d6aa9a40d88190a373e2c7e48285db |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d799ebae8c8190987b474adb7ede47 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e3e7c586808190a576803b7406a49e |
completed | April 18, 2026, 8:21 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e3f2cafc008190a3504999297f1e4e |
completed | April 18, 2026, 9:08 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e3f488819081908f9a4225279cde6b |
completed | April 18, 2026, 9:15 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.