Triple

T6743072
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Yancey E154135 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object Pharrell Williams E42780 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Pharrell Williams | Statement: [James Yancey, influenced, Pharrell Williams]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Pharrell Williams
Context triple: [James Yancey, influenced, Pharrell Williams]
  • A. Pharrell Williams chosen
    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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Mike Will Made-It
    Mike Will Made-It is an American record producer and songwriter known for crafting hit singles for artists like Miley Cyrus, Rae Sremmurd, and Kendrick Lamar, as well as for his own collaborative projects.
  • D. Timbaland
    Timbaland is an influential American record producer, rapper, and songwriter known for his innovative, rhythmically complex sound that has shaped modern hip-hop and R&B.
  • E. Robin Thicke
    Robin Thicke is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his R&B and pop hits, including the controversial chart-topping single "Blurred Lines."
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c6880d84d8819095d19de2295f26ac elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6d1b3b1448190a94b4b64f01af14a ner completed
NED1 batch_69c70b11b828819084d5a21dde5f1f5b ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:10 p.m.