Triple
T18601178
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mellow Yellow |
E454621
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableCollaboration |
P8554
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Paul McCartney (uncredited background presence, disputed) |
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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: Paul McCartney (uncredited background presence, disputed) | Statement: [Mellow Yellow, hasNotableCollaboration, Paul McCartney (uncredited background presence, disputed)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul McCartney (uncredited background presence, disputed) Context triple: [Mellow Yellow, hasNotableCollaboration, Paul McCartney (uncredited background presence, disputed)]
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A.
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder are legendary musicians—McCartney a former Beatle and prolific songwriter, and Wonder a pioneering soul and R&B artist—who collaborated on notable pop hits.
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B.
Paul McCartney's Uncle Albert
Paul McCartney's Uncle Albert was a real-life relative whose personality and stories helped inspire the whimsical character and themes in the song "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey."
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C.
Paul McCartney (animated character)
Paul McCartney (animated character) is the cartoon depiction of the real-life Beatles bassist and songwriter, featured in various animated adaptations of the band’s adventures and music.
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D.
Michael McCartney
Michael McCartney is a member of the McCartney family, known primarily as the son of James McCartney Sr.
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E.
Walt McCartney
Walt McCartney is a former coach best known for his notable tenure leading the Barnstormers football team.
- 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: Paul McCartney (uncredited background presence, disputed) Target entity description: Paul McCartney (uncredited background presence, disputed) refers to the widely circulated but contested claim that Beatles member Paul McCartney contributed uncredited background vocals or sounds to Donovan’s song “Mellow Yellow.”
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A.
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder are legendary musicians—McCartney a former Beatle and prolific songwriter, and Wonder a pioneering soul and R&B artist—who collaborated on notable pop hits.
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B.
Paul McCartney's Uncle Albert
Paul McCartney's Uncle Albert was a real-life relative whose personality and stories helped inspire the whimsical character and themes in the song "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey."
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C.
Paul McCartney (animated character)
Paul McCartney (animated character) is the cartoon depiction of the real-life Beatles bassist and songwriter, featured in various animated adaptations of the band’s adventures and music.
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D.
Michael McCartney
Michael McCartney is a member of the McCartney family, known primarily as the son of James McCartney Sr.
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E.
Walt McCartney
Walt McCartney is a former coach best known for his notable tenure leading the Barnstormers football team.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69d8d38ae7e081908a98df1251842402 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5475112608190acacc5ac7a08c4a0 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:21 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:45 a.m.