Triple
T4554259
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Walk On By |
E120443
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCoverVersionArtist |
P11142
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Michael McDonald |
E324811
|
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: Michael McDonald | Statement: [Walk On By, notableCoverVersionArtist, Michael McDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael McDonald Context triple: [Walk On By, notableCoverVersionArtist, Michael McDonald]
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A.
Michael McDonald
chosen
Michael McDonald is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist known for his soulful baritone voice and work with the Doobie Brothers as well as a successful solo career.
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B.
Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson is an American R&B and soul singer best known for his powerful ballads and duets, including several hit Disney movie theme songs.
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C.
Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins is an American singer-songwriter best known for his soft rock hits and iconic 1980s movie soundtrack songs such as "Footloose" and "Danger Zone."
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D.
Peter Cetera
Peter Cetera is an American singer, songwriter, and bassist best known as a founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band Chicago and for his successful solo career in the 1980s.
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E.
Tom Bell
Tom Bell was an American football official best known for serving as the referee in Super Bowl III.
- 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_69bd4636f1648190a701445c2fcd9c17 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd62334e4081908ad7ad18d759663d |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdc575e3388190ac95b9e0537fb701 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 10:08 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:09 p.m.