Triple

T6271520
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bojangles E140544 entity
Predicate mainSubject P3 FINISHED
Object Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was a pioneering African-American tap dancer and entertainer of the early 20th century, famed for his elegant style, staircase routines, and influential contributions to stage and film.
E579240 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson | Statement: [Bojangles, mainSubject, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Context triple: [Bojangles, mainSubject, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson]
  • A. Bert Williams
    Bert Williams was a pioneering African American vaudeville and Broadway comedian, singer, and actor who became one of the most famous and influential entertainers of the early 20th century.
  • B. Cab Calloway
    Cab Calloway was an influential American jazz singer and bandleader known for his energetic performances and scat singing, who became a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
  • C. Billy Eckstine
    Billy Eckstine was an influential American jazz and pop singer and bandleader known for his rich baritone voice and pioneering role in the development of modern jazz.
  • D. Maurice Hines
    Maurice Hines is an American tap dancer, choreographer, actor, and director known for his work on stage and screen and for frequently collaborating with his brother Gregory Hines.
  • E. Roscoe Lee Browne
    Roscoe Lee Browne was an American actor and director known for his rich, distinctive voice and acclaimed performances in film, television, and theater.
  • 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: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Triple: [Bojangles, mainSubject, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson]
Generated description
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was a pioneering African-American tap dancer and entertainer of the early 20th century, famed for his elegant style, staircase routines, and influential contributions to stage and film.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Target entity description: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was a pioneering African-American tap dancer and entertainer of the early 20th century, famed for his elegant style, staircase routines, and influential contributions to stage and film.
  • A. Bert Williams
    Bert Williams was a pioneering African American vaudeville and Broadway comedian, singer, and actor who became one of the most famous and influential entertainers of the early 20th century.
  • B. Cab Calloway
    Cab Calloway was an influential American jazz singer and bandleader known for his energetic performances and scat singing, who became a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
  • C. Billy Eckstine
    Billy Eckstine was an influential American jazz and pop singer and bandleader known for his rich baritone voice and pioneering role in the development of modern jazz.
  • D. Maurice Hines
    Maurice Hines is an American tap dancer, choreographer, actor, and director known for his work on stage and screen and for frequently collaborating with his brother Gregory Hines.
  • E. Roscoe Lee Browne
    Roscoe Lee Browne was an American actor and director known for his rich, distinctive voice and acclaimed performances in film, television, and theater.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69c008cabc4081909723e2547c9d6cc0 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c063bb340c8190ab81b249cefa91ca completed March 22, 2026, 9:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c2446629248190945f0f4f4a103bbd completed March 24, 2026, 7:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c246b507a08190ab5423c54e2b0eb5 completed March 24, 2026, 8:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c2471ce99c8190af2305937dfacc9c completed March 24, 2026, 8:11 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:25 p.m.