Triple
T20371151
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Surfin' Bird |
E497055
|
entity |
| Predicate | writer |
P1360
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sonny Harris |
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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: Sonny Harris | Statement: [Surfin' Bird, writer, Sonny Harris]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sonny Harris Context triple: [Surfin' Bird, writer, Sonny Harris]
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A.
Earl Bostic
Earl Bostic was an influential American jazz and rhythm-and-blues alto saxophonist and bandleader known for his virtuosic technique and pioneering role in early R&B saxophone styles.
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B.
Roy Hinson
Roy Hinson is a former American professional basketball player and standout forward from Rutgers University who played several seasons in the NBA during the 1980s.
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C.
Leroy Johnson
Leroy Johnson is the ambitious and talented performing arts student who serves as one of the central protagonists in the television series "Fame."
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D.
Sonny Throckmorton
Sonny Throckmorton is an American country music songwriter renowned for penning numerous hits for major artists during the 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
Clifton Young
Clifton Young was an American film actor active in the 1930s and 1940s, known for his character roles in Westerns and crime dramas.
- 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: Sonny Harris Target entity description: Sonny Harris is a songwriter best known for co-writing the 1963 surf rock novelty hit "Surfin' Bird."
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A.
Earl Bostic
Earl Bostic was an influential American jazz and rhythm-and-blues alto saxophonist and bandleader known for his virtuosic technique and pioneering role in early R&B saxophone styles.
-
B.
Roy Hinson
Roy Hinson is a former American professional basketball player and standout forward from Rutgers University who played several seasons in the NBA during the 1980s.
-
C.
Leroy Johnson
Leroy Johnson is the ambitious and talented performing arts student who serves as one of the central protagonists in the television series "Fame."
-
D.
Sonny Throckmorton
Sonny Throckmorton is an American country music songwriter renowned for penning numerous hits for major artists during the 1970s and 1980s.
-
E.
Clifton Young
Clifton Young was an American film actor active in the 1930s and 1940s, known for his character roles in Westerns and crime dramas.
- 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_69e0b4a4f9b081908a5a021919c21ccb |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e678758b98819082c6440e03ad1615 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:26 a.m.