Triple
T3706857
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sam & Dave |
E80912
|
entity |
| Predicate | backingBand |
P28442
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Mar-Keys horn section |
E316826
|
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: The Mar-Keys horn section | Statement: [Sam & Dave, backingBand, The Mar-Keys horn section]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mar-Keys horn section Context triple: [Sam & Dave, backingBand, The Mar-Keys horn section]
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A.
The Mar-Keys
chosen
The Mar-Keys were an influential American R&B and soul instrumental group from Memphis, best known for helping define the classic Stax Records sound in the 1960s.
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B.
The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers were the legendary group of session musicians who played on countless Motown hits in the 1960s and early 1970s, helping define the label’s signature sound.
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C.
The Chi-Lites
The Chi-Lites are an American R&B and soul vocal group from Chicago, best known for their smooth harmonies and 1970s hits like "Have You Seen Her" and "Oh Girl."
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D.
The Four Tops
The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet renowned for their string of soulful hit singles in the 1960s and 1970s, including classics like "Reach Out I'll Be There" and "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)."
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E.
The Drifters
The Drifters are an American doo-wop and R&B vocal group famed for classic hits like "Under the Boardwalk" and "Save the Last Dance for Me."
- 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_69ad8b1793888190a5f70e4b21dc05a1 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc57edd748190a006e15fa0248679 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4cdfe77a481908880d0a4a5946656 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:33 p.m.