Triple
T1230525
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | New Edition |
E26429
|
entity |
| Predicate | member |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ralph Tresvant
Ralph Tresvant is an American R&B singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the influential boy band New Edition and for his successful solo career in the early 1990s.
|
E142876
|
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: Ralph Tresvant | Statement: [New Edition, member, Ralph Tresvant]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ralph Tresvant Context triple: [New Edition, member, Ralph Tresvant]
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A.
Teddy Riley
Teddy Riley is an American singer, songwriter, and producer widely credited with pioneering the new jack swing genre that fused R&B with hip-hop.
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B.
James DeBarge
James DeBarge is an American R&B singer best known as a member of the family group DeBarge and for his brief, high-profile marriage to Janet Jackson in the 1980s.
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C.
Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and dancer who rose to fame in the 1980s both as a member of New Edition and as a solo artist known for hits like "My Prerogative."
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D.
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer renowned for crafting numerous hit ballads and shaping the sound of contemporary R&B in the late 20th century.
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E.
Ray J
Ray J is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality known for his music career, reality TV appearances, and high-profile relationships.
- 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: Ralph Tresvant Triple: [New Edition, member, Ralph Tresvant]
Generated description
Ralph Tresvant is an American R&B singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the influential boy band New Edition and for his successful solo career in the early 1990s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ralph Tresvant Target entity description: Ralph Tresvant is an American R&B singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the influential boy band New Edition and for his successful solo career in the early 1990s.
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A.
Teddy Riley
Teddy Riley is an American singer, songwriter, and producer widely credited with pioneering the new jack swing genre that fused R&B with hip-hop.
-
B.
James DeBarge
James DeBarge is an American R&B singer best known as a member of the family group DeBarge and for his brief, high-profile marriage to Janet Jackson in the 1980s.
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C.
Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and dancer who rose to fame in the 1980s both as a member of New Edition and as a solo artist known for hits like "My Prerogative."
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D.
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer renowned for crafting numerous hit ballads and shaping the sound of contemporary R&B in the late 20th century.
-
E.
Ray J
Ray J is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality known for his music career, reality TV appearances, and high-profile relationships.
- 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_69a4948571c88190a9191e451e6035fd |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4be585674819099218b19ca9e7c66 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac8f7391408190928cab62e34aa361 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac9013d0e881908064dbce78f22f6e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac911b6ab8819088773c2ca4e9fade |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.