Triple
T2755317
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Four Tops |
E61085
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableSongwriterCollaborator |
P8554
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Brian Holland
Brian Holland is an American songwriter and record producer best known as part of the legendary Motown songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland, who crafted numerous hits for acts like the Four Tops and the Supremes.
|
E295711
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Brian Holland | Statement: [The Four Tops, notableSongwriterCollaborator, Brian Holland]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Holland Context triple: [The Four Tops, notableSongwriterCollaborator, Brian Holland]
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A.
Jeff Barry
Jeff Barry is an American pop music songwriter and producer best known for his influential work in the 1960s Brill Building era, co-writing numerous hit songs such as "Be My Baby" and "Leader of the Pack."
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B.
Nellee Hooper
Nellee Hooper is a British record producer and remixer known for his influential work with artists such as U2, Björk, Massive Attack, and Madonna.
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C.
Bill West
Bill West was the husband of American country music singer Dottie West and was associated with her early career and personal life.
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D.
Don Mischer
Don Mischer is an American television producer and director renowned for staging major live events and award shows, including multiple Academy Awards broadcasts.
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E.
Brian Lane
Brian Lane is a name shared by several notable individuals, including a British World War II fighter ace and a fictional detective in the TV series "New Tricks."
- 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: Brian Holland Triple: [The Four Tops, notableSongwriterCollaborator, Brian Holland]
Generated description
Brian Holland is an American songwriter and record producer best known as part of the legendary Motown songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland, who crafted numerous hits for acts like the Four Tops and the Supremes.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Holland Target entity description: Brian Holland is an American songwriter and record producer best known as part of the legendary Motown songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland, who crafted numerous hits for acts like the Four Tops and the Supremes.
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A.
Jeff Barry
Jeff Barry is an American pop music songwriter and producer best known for his influential work in the 1960s Brill Building era, co-writing numerous hit songs such as "Be My Baby" and "Leader of the Pack."
-
B.
Nellee Hooper
Nellee Hooper is a British record producer and remixer known for his influential work with artists such as U2, Björk, Massive Attack, and Madonna.
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C.
Bill West
Bill West was the husband of American country music singer Dottie West and was associated with her early career and personal life.
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D.
Don Mischer
Don Mischer is an American television producer and director renowned for staging major live events and award shows, including multiple Academy Awards broadcasts.
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E.
Brian Lane
Brian Lane is a name shared by several notable individuals, including a British World War II fighter ace and a fictional detective in the TV series "New Tricks."
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableSongwriterCollaborator Context triple: [The Four Tops, notableSongwriterCollaborator, Brian Holland]
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A.
hasPrimarySongwriter
Indicates that one entity serves as the main or principal songwriter responsible for creating the songs associated with another entity.
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B.
notableCollaboration
chosen
Indicates a significant joint effort or partnership between entities that produced a noteworthy shared outcome or work.
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C.
notableSongWrittenFor
Indicates that a particular song was specifically written for a given person, group, work, event, or purpose.
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D.
songWrittenBy
Indicates that a particular song was created or composed by a specific person or group.
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E.
notableArtist
Indicates that the subject is an artist who is widely recognized or distinguished for their work.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69ab4b7a85bc819094a349b84beb1f2c |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdb718f4c8190bfc34c6597163ebc |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afbbdd509c8190ac62aa6d50dea3a6 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:36 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afbce109f48190be1a31d9300dbee6 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afbda490ac8190bb12598e26b91677 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:43 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abd82d005c81908a1ac7a1313c6d88 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.