Triple

T1637190
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Polar Express E35382 entity
Predicate starred P5563 FINISHED
Object Nona Gaye
Nona Gaye is an American singer, model, and actress, known for roles in films such as The Matrix sequels and The Polar Express, and as the daughter of soul legend Marvin Gaye.
E219866 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: Nona Gaye | Statement: [The Polar Express, starred, Nona Gaye]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nona Gaye
Context triple: [The Polar Express, starred, Nona Gaye]
  • A. Carla Thomas
    Carla Thomas is an American soul singer, often called the "Queen of Memphis Soul," known for hits like "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" and her influential recordings with Stax Records.
  • B. Diana Ross
    Diana Ross is an iconic American singer and actress, best known as the lead vocalist of The Supremes and a defining figure of Motown and pop music.
  • C. Cissy Houston
    Cissy Houston is an American soul and gospel singer, renowned both for her own recording and backup vocal career and as the matriarch of the Houston musical family.
  • D. Esther Gordy Edwards
    Esther Gordy Edwards was a Motown executive and preservationist who played a key role in the label’s development and later safeguarded its legacy as a cultural institution.
  • E. Aretha Franklin
    Aretha Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist widely known as the "Queen of Soul" and celebrated for her powerful voice and profound influence on popular music.
  • 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: Nona Gaye
Triple: [The Polar Express, starred, Nona Gaye]
Generated description
Nona Gaye is an American singer, model, and actress, known for roles in films such as The Matrix sequels and The Polar Express, and as the daughter of soul legend Marvin Gaye.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nona Gaye
Target entity description: Nona Gaye is an American singer, model, and actress, known for roles in films such as The Matrix sequels and The Polar Express, and as the daughter of soul legend Marvin Gaye.
  • A. Carla Thomas
    Carla Thomas is an American soul singer, often called the "Queen of Memphis Soul," known for hits like "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" and her influential recordings with Stax Records.
  • B. Diana Ross
    Diana Ross is an iconic American singer and actress, best known as the lead vocalist of The Supremes and a defining figure of Motown and pop music.
  • C. Cissy Houston
    Cissy Houston is an American soul and gospel singer, renowned both for her own recording and backup vocal career and as the matriarch of the Houston musical family.
  • D. Esther Gordy Edwards
    Esther Gordy Edwards was a Motown executive and preservationist who played a key role in the label’s development and later safeguarded its legacy as a cultural institution.
  • E. Aretha Franklin
    Aretha Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist widely known as the "Queen of Soul" and celebrated for her powerful voice and profound influence on popular music.
  • 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_69a886036bc081909ff5de16dbe5e8ea completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a90a192d588190bbfa4693ed787c05 completed March 5, 2026, 4:44 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adfb93ea5481908f21378715bab13d completed March 8, 2026, 10:43 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adfc81697c8190b0dd847649f28923 completed March 8, 2026, 10:47 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adfdc8a7f481909b2ee0b4444cf4b9 completed March 8, 2026, 10:52 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.