Triple

T1951798
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Get on Up E42174 entity
Predicate characterRole P268 FINISHED
Object Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd
Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd refers to the actor’s portrayal of James Brown’s longtime friend and musical collaborator in the biographical film "Get on Up."
 E219091 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: Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd | Statement: [Get on Up, characterRole, Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd
Context triple: [Get on Up, characterRole, Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd]
  • A. Bobby Reed
    Bobby Reed was the husband of actress and vaudeville performer June Havoc.
  • B. Bobby
    "Bobby" is the second studio album by American R&B singer Bobby Brown, released in 1992 and known for its new jack swing sound and hit singles like "Humpin' Around."
  • C. Bobby
    Bobby is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name Robert, often used in English-speaking countries.
  • D. Bobby Byrne
    Bobby Byrne is an American cinematographer known for his work on films such as the baseball romantic comedy "Bull Durham."
  • E. Dennis Byrd
    Dennis Byrd was an American defensive lineman for the New York Jets whose promising NFL career was tragically cut short by a paralyzing on-field injury, after which he became a symbol of courage and inspiration.
  • 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: Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd
Triple: [Get on Up, characterRole, Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd]
Generated description
Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd refers to the actor’s portrayal of James Brown’s longtime friend and musical collaborator in the biographical film "Get on Up."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd
Target entity description: Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd refers to the actor’s portrayal of James Brown’s longtime friend and musical collaborator in the biographical film "Get on Up."
  • A. Bobby Reed
    Bobby Reed was the husband of actress and vaudeville performer June Havoc.
  • B. Bobby
    "Bobby" is the second studio album by American R&B singer Bobby Brown, released in 1992 and known for its new jack swing sound and hit singles like "Humpin' Around."
  • C. Bobby
    Bobby is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name Robert, often used in English-speaking countries.
  • D. Bobby Byrne
    Bobby Byrne is an American cinematographer known for his work on films such as the baseball romantic comedy "Bull Durham."
  • E. Dennis Byrd
    Dennis Byrd was an American defensive lineman for the New York Jets whose promising NFL career was tragically cut short by a paralyzing on-field injury, after which he became a symbol of courage and inspiration.
  • 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_69a8870e08fc8190a319cbf2600db15f completed March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb34eb5748190a3ac395252951eba completed March 7, 2026, 5:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adfbc3cf6881909d42a04be18c3c73 completed March 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adfcd009d88190ba7f380aa1c82300 completed March 8, 2026, 10:48 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adfd946b6081908ab6358d0f237a58 completed March 8, 2026, 10:52 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.