Triple
T16657681
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Syl Johnson |
E404774
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sylvester Thompson
Sylvester Thompson, better known as Syl Johnson, was an American soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer renowned for his gritty vocals and heavily sampled funk recordings.
|
E1236616
|
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: Sylvester Thompson | Statement: [Syl Johnson, birthName, Sylvester Thompson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sylvester Thompson Context triple: [Syl Johnson, birthName, Sylvester Thompson]
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A.
Llewellyn Thompson
Llewellyn Thompson was a prominent American diplomat and Soviet expert who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union during key Cold War crises, including the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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B.
John Tennent
John Tennent was a member of the prominent Tennent family associated with early American Presbyterianism and the Great Awakening, known particularly as a brother of influential revivalist preacher Gilbert Tennent.
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C.
Percy Kilbride
Percy Kilbride was an American character actor best known for playing the amiable, slow-talking Pa Kettle in a popular series of mid-20th-century comedy films.
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D.
Roderick Thorp
Roderick Thorp was an American novelist best known for writing the crime thriller "Nothing Lasts Forever," which was adapted into the blockbuster action film "Die Hard."
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E.
Herbert Thompson
Herbert Thompson is a fictional character appearing in the classic American film "Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary."
- 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: Sylvester Thompson Triple: [Syl Johnson, birthName, Sylvester Thompson]
Generated description
Sylvester Thompson, better known as Syl Johnson, was an American soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer renowned for his gritty vocals and heavily sampled funk recordings.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sylvester Thompson Target entity description: Sylvester Thompson, better known as Syl Johnson, was an American soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer renowned for his gritty vocals and heavily sampled funk recordings.
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A.
Llewellyn Thompson
Llewellyn Thompson was a prominent American diplomat and Soviet expert who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union during key Cold War crises, including the Cuban Missile Crisis.
-
B.
John Tennent
John Tennent was a member of the prominent Tennent family associated with early American Presbyterianism and the Great Awakening, known particularly as a brother of influential revivalist preacher Gilbert Tennent.
-
C.
Percy Kilbride
Percy Kilbride was an American character actor best known for playing the amiable, slow-talking Pa Kettle in a popular series of mid-20th-century comedy films.
-
D.
Roderick Thorp
Roderick Thorp was an American novelist best known for writing the crime thriller "Nothing Lasts Forever," which was adapted into the blockbuster action film "Die Hard."
-
E.
Herbert Thompson
Herbert Thompson is a fictional character appearing in the classic American film "Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary."
- 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_69d8838b5fbc81908c6575c132b82e80 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e37bfbfd7c819092c92f6c8da07dbd |
completed | April 18, 2026, 12:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00bb029fa081909c3e52d09637541a |
completed | May 10, 2026, 5:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00bbf6dd488190ad624bb6c35ac086 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 5:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00bc633abc8190a86808986ba294ec |
completed | May 10, 2026, 5:12 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:18 a.m.