Triple
T18030247
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Letters from Birmingham |
E431365
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object | showcasing Ruben Studdard's soulful vocals |
—
|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: showcasing Ruben Studdard's soulful vocals | Statement: [Letters from Birmingham, notableFor, showcasing Ruben Studdard's soulful vocals]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: showcasing Ruben Studdard's soulful vocals Context triple: [Letters from Birmingham, notableFor, showcasing Ruben Studdard's soulful vocals]
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A.
Ruben Studdard
Ruben Studdard is an American R&B and gospel singer best known as the winner of the second season of "American Idol."
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B.
lead vocals by Anthony Hamilton
"Lead vocals by Anthony Hamilton" refers to the primary sung performance on the song "Pray for Me," delivered by American R&B and soul singer Anthony Hamilton.
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C.
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.
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D.
Po' Folks featuring Anthony Hamilton
"Po' Folks" featuring Anthony Hamilton is a socially conscious Southern hip hop song by Nappy Roots that reflects on poverty and resilience in rural and urban America.
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E.
Teddy Pendergrass
Teddy Pendergrass was a renowned American R&B and soul singer known for his powerful, emotive vocals and a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s, both as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes and as a solo artist.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: showcasing Ruben Studdard's soulful vocals Target entity description: "Showcasing Ruben Studdard's soulful vocals" refers to the defining musical quality highlighted on his R&B album *Letters from Birmingham*, emphasizing his rich, emotive singing style.
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A.
Ruben Studdard
chosen
Ruben Studdard is an American R&B and gospel singer best known as the winner of the second season of "American Idol."
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B.
lead vocals by Anthony Hamilton
"Lead vocals by Anthony Hamilton" refers to the primary sung performance on the song "Pray for Me," delivered by American R&B and soul singer Anthony Hamilton.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Po' Folks featuring Anthony Hamilton
"Po' Folks" featuring Anthony Hamilton is a socially conscious Southern hip hop song by Nappy Roots that reflects on poverty and resilience in rural and urban America.
-
E.
Teddy Pendergrass
Teddy Pendergrass was a renowned American R&B and soul singer known for his powerful, emotive vocals and a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s, both as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes and as a solo artist.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (2 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_69d8b9050fb48190890155145deb0a66 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4be347f6c8190b324fe74b7dc1764 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 11:36 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:25 a.m.