Triple
T21671903
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | That's the Way of the World |
E534868
|
entity |
| Predicate | backingVocalsBy |
P9646
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Verdine White |
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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: Verdine White | Statement: [That's the Way of the World, backingVocalsBy, Verdine White]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Verdine White Context triple: [That's the Way of the World, backingVocalsBy, Verdine White]
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A.
Verdine White
chosen
Verdine White is an American bassist best known as a founding member of the legendary R&B and funk band Earth, Wind & Fire.
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B.
Maurice White
Maurice White was an American singer, songwriter, producer, and bandleader best known as the founder and creative force behind the influential funk and R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire.
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C.
Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks was an American singer and founding member of The Temptations, renowned for his distinctive falsetto lead vocals on many of the group's classic Motown hits.
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D.
Clyde Stubblefield
Clyde Stubblefield was an American funk drummer best known for his work with James Brown and for creating some of the most sampled drum breaks in music history, including the iconic "Funky Drummer" groove.
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E.
Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell is an influential American jazz saxophonist, composer, and founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, known for his pioneering work in avant-garde and experimental music.
- 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_69e0c46898008190aa618a4af55bd1ee |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ef8a0cd7648190b9981393f0b2bee9 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 4:08 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:39 p.m.