Triple

T14182561
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sing, Unburied, Sing E351491 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Richie
Richie is a pivotal character in Jesmyn Ward's novel "Sing, Unburied, Sing," whose ghostly presence embodies the lingering trauma and racial violence of the American South.
 E1083746 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: Richie | Statement: [Sing, Unburied, Sing, mainCharacter, Richie]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Richie
Context triple: [Sing, Unburied, Sing, mainCharacter, Richie]
  • A. Richie
    Richie is the surname of Lionel Richie, the acclaimed American singer, songwriter, and record producer known for his soulful pop and R&B hits.
  • B. Richie
    Richie is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name Richmond.
  • C. Richie
    Richie is a volatile mobster character from the television series "The Sopranos," known for his violent temper and tumultuous relationships.
  • D. Ricky
    Ricky is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name Richard.
  • E. Ricky
    "Ricky" is a track by rapper The Game from his 2011 studio release *The R.E.D. Album*.
  • 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: Richie
Triple: [Sing, Unburied, Sing, mainCharacter, Richie]
Generated description
Richie is a pivotal character in Jesmyn Ward's novel "Sing, Unburied, Sing," whose ghostly presence embodies the lingering trauma and racial violence of the American South.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Richie
Target entity description: Richie is a pivotal character in Jesmyn Ward's novel "Sing, Unburied, Sing," whose ghostly presence embodies the lingering trauma and racial violence of the American South.
  • A. Richie
    Richie is the surname of Lionel Richie, the acclaimed American singer, songwriter, and record producer known for his soulful pop and R&B hits.
  • B. Richie
    Richie is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name Richmond.
  • C. Richie
    Richie is a volatile mobster character from the television series "The Sopranos," known for his violent temper and tumultuous relationships.
  • D. Ricky
    Ricky is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name Richard.
  • E. Ricky
    "Ricky" is a track by rapper The Game from his 2011 studio release *The R.E.D. Album*.
  • 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_69d8278834a08190b0f1784e58d7b99c completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de61cc0a848190b660095972b1223b completed April 14, 2026, 3:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fcf8114774819094670dd800a40796 completed May 7, 2026, 8:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd04c17ee881908c84a2d0dbdc491e completed May 7, 2026, 9:31 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd065c9ecc81908ea544f42136e32c completed May 7, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:02 a.m.