Triple

T13094363
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Yakety Yak E310542 entity
Predicate performedBy P1363 FINISHED
Object Billy Guy
Billy Guy was an American R&B singer best known as a member of the Coasters, contributing lead vocals to many of their classic hits.
E1019551 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: Billy Guy | Statement: [Yakety Yak, performedBy, Billy Guy]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billy Guy
Context triple: [Yakety Yak, performedBy, Billy Guy]
  • A. Eric Benét
    Eric Benét is an American R&B and neo-soul singer, songwriter, and actor known for his smooth vocals and romantic ballads.
  • B. Jason Derulo
    Jason Derulo is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer known for his chart-topping pop and R&B hits and dynamic performances.
  • C. Ralphie May
    Ralphie May was an American stand-up comedian known for his raw, observational humor, self-deprecating style, and breakout success on the reality show "Last Comic Standing."
  • D. Lil Dicky
    Lil Dicky is an American rapper and comedian known for his humorous, self-aware hip-hop songs and for co-creating and starring in the semi-autobiographical TV series "Dave."
  • E. Benny Beaver
    Benny Beaver is the costumed beaver mascot representing Oregon State University at its athletic events and school functions.
  • 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: Billy Guy
Triple: [Yakety Yak, performedBy, Billy Guy]
Generated description
Billy Guy was an American R&B singer best known as a member of the Coasters, contributing lead vocals to many of their classic hits.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billy Guy
Target entity description: Billy Guy was an American R&B singer best known as a member of the Coasters, contributing lead vocals to many of their classic hits.
  • A. Eric Benét
    Eric Benét is an American R&B and neo-soul singer, songwriter, and actor known for his smooth vocals and romantic ballads.
  • B. Jason Derulo
    Jason Derulo is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer known for his chart-topping pop and R&B hits and dynamic performances.
  • C. Ralphie May
    Ralphie May was an American stand-up comedian known for his raw, observational humor, self-deprecating style, and breakout success on the reality show "Last Comic Standing."
  • D. Lil Dicky
    Lil Dicky is an American rapper and comedian known for his humorous, self-aware hip-hop songs and for co-creating and starring in the semi-autobiographical TV series "Dave."
  • E. Benny Beaver
    Benny Beaver is the costumed beaver mascot representing Oregon State University at its athletic events and school functions.
  • 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_69d806a733548190989cfd4ce981ca33 completed April 9, 2026, 8:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d9813cd1b881909871a318fdd60672 completed April 10, 2026, 11:01 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6d617f1908190a2fa147bedede54f completed May 3, 2026, 4:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6d6e326408190b7906c7ea8e3ef85 completed May 3, 2026, 5:02 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6d873b978819097962c82e8ffdac8 completed May 3, 2026, 5:09 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:03 p.m.