Triple
T12350064
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Tears of a Clown |
E294458
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedAct |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Hank Cosby |
E1008247
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Hank Cosby | Statement: [The Tears of a Clown, associatedAct, Hank Cosby]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hank Cosby Context triple: [The Tears of a Clown, associatedAct, Hank Cosby]
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A.
Hank Cosby
chosen
Hank Cosby was an American Motown songwriter and record producer best known for co-writing hits like "The Tears of a Clown" for Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.
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B.
Roy Hinson
Roy Hinson is a former American professional basketball player and standout forward from Rutgers University who played several seasons in the NBA during the 1980s.
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C.
Lloyd Haynes
Lloyd Haynes was an American actor best known for his television work in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly for his role as a schoolteacher on the series "Room 222."
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D.
Marvin Scandrick
Marvin Scandrick, better known as Slim, is an American R&B singer and member of the group 112, recognized for his distinctive falsetto vocals and contributions to early-2000s R&B hits.
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E.
Henry Kimbro
Henry Kimbro was a standout center fielder in Negro league baseball, best known for his hitting, speed, and defensive prowess during the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6ab6ccbec8190b09e2d357aa80064 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93f7cbff08190849cd2aec4ce3243 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6b8bc820c8190b6e54a381621fdc8 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:53 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:53 p.m.