Triple

T1524789
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bobby McFerrin E32310 entity
Predicate father P120 FINISHED
Object Robert McFerrin Sr.
Robert McFerrin Sr. was a pioneering American baritone and the first African American man to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.
 E179089 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: Robert McFerrin Sr. | Statement: [Bobby McFerrin, father, Robert McFerrin Sr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert McFerrin Sr.
Context triple: [Bobby McFerrin, father, Robert McFerrin Sr.]
  • A. Bobby McFerrin
    Bobby McFerrin is an American vocalist, composer, and conductor best known for his innovative a cappella work and the hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
  • B. Luther Vandross
    Luther Vandross was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and producer renowned for his smooth, emotive vocals and classic love ballads.
  • C. Bobby Caldwell
    Bobby Caldwell was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his smooth blend of R&B, soul, and jazz, particularly the classic hit "What You Won't Do for Love."
  • D. Donny Hathaway
    Donny Hathaway was an influential American soul singer, pianist, and songwriter known for his rich, emotive vocals and classic recordings in the 1970s.
  • E. Maurice Hines
    Maurice Hines is an American tap dancer, choreographer, actor, and director known for his work on stage and screen and for frequently collaborating with his brother Gregory Hines.
  • 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: Robert McFerrin Sr.
Triple: [Bobby McFerrin, father, Robert McFerrin Sr.]
Generated description
Robert McFerrin Sr. was a pioneering American baritone and the first African American man to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert McFerrin Sr.
Target entity description: Robert McFerrin Sr. was a pioneering American baritone and the first African American man to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.
  • A. Bobby McFerrin
    Bobby McFerrin is an American vocalist, composer, and conductor best known for his innovative a cappella work and the hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
  • B. Luther Vandross
    Luther Vandross was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and producer renowned for his smooth, emotive vocals and classic love ballads.
  • C. Bobby Caldwell
    Bobby Caldwell was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his smooth blend of R&B, soul, and jazz, particularly the classic hit "What You Won't Do for Love."
  • D. Donny Hathaway
    Donny Hathaway was an influential American soul singer, pianist, and songwriter known for his rich, emotive vocals and classic recordings in the 1970s.
  • E. Maurice Hines
    Maurice Hines is an American tap dancer, choreographer, actor, and director known for his work on stage and screen and for frequently collaborating with his brother Gregory Hines.
  • 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_69a885e9b0ac819093a9806ad0efc82c completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a9080175588190bb3b1d4b17966f2f completed March 5, 2026, 4:35 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad401616ec81908edd9dcb9f4a0184 completed March 8, 2026, 9:23 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad4130bf30819092be42a4e9225220 completed March 8, 2026, 9:28 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad41968e4c8190b843b97e18ac9968 completed March 8, 2026, 9:29 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.