Triple
T3243621
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | American Boy |
E68020
|
entity |
| Predicate | producer |
P490
|
FINISHED |
| Object | will.i.am |
E9910
|
NE FINISHED |
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: will.i.am | Statement: [American Boy, producer, will.i.am]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: will.i.am Context triple: [American Boy, producer, will.i.am]
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A.
will.i.am
chosen
will.i.am is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as a founding member of the Black Eyed Peas and for his extensive work as a pop and hip-hop producer.
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B.
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and fashion entrepreneur known for his influential work in pop and hip-hop music and his distinctive, genre-blending sound.
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C.
Hype Williams
Hype Williams is an influential American music video director known for his visually distinctive, high-budget work with major hip-hop and R&B artists since the 1990s.
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D.
P. Diddy
P. Diddy, also known as Sean "Diddy" Combs, is an American rapper, producer, and entrepreneur who rose to prominence in the 1990s as a key figure in hip-hop and the founder of Bad Boy Records.
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E.
Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer known for hits like "So Sick" and for writing songs for numerous major artists.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ad858e4c708190aa31d486cfee8a6a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adaf1856708190b072efbb27920ade |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b28eadeff481909bd48cdf51044f86 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:08 p.m.