Triple
T18342049
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Staple Singers |
E439431
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Roebuck "Pops" Staples |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Roebuck "Pops" Staples | Statement: [The Staple Singers, foundedBy, Roebuck "Pops" Staples]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roebuck "Pops" Staples Context triple: [The Staple Singers, foundedBy, Roebuck "Pops" Staples]
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A.
Pops Staples
chosen
Pops Staples was an American gospel and R&B musician, best known as the patriarch and guitarist of The Staple Singers, who helped shape the sound of soul and socially conscious music in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Cleotha Staples
Cleotha Staples was an American gospel and R&B singer best known as a founding member and key vocal presence of the influential family group The Staple Singers.
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C.
Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee was an influential American blues singer and guitarist best known for his long partnership with harmonica player Sonny Terry and his contributions to the Piedmont blues style.
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D.
Will Staples
Will Staples is an American screenwriter and author known for his work on action and thriller projects in film, television, and video games.
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E.
Lela Rochon Staples
Lela Rochon Staples is an American actress best known for her role in the film "Waiting to Exhale" and her work in numerous television and movie projects during the 1990s.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69d8b9175fec8190af865699b4e64d8c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e514f0b5a881908056d48bc48124b8 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:46 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:37 a.m.