Triple

T7081819
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dennis Edwards E164973 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Ruth Pointer
Ruth Pointer is an American R&B singer best known as a longtime member of the Grammy-winning vocal group The Pointer Sisters.
E641250 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: Ruth Pointer | Statement: [Dennis Edwards, spouse, Ruth Pointer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruth Pointer
Context triple: [Dennis Edwards, spouse, Ruth Pointer]
  • A. Priscilla Pointer
    Priscilla Pointer is an American actress known for her work in film, television, and theater, including roles in "Carrie" and "Blue Velvet."
  • B. Florence Ballard
    Florence Ballard was an American singer best known as a founding member of the Motown group The Supremes, whose life and career inspired the character Effie White in the musical "Dreamgirls."
  • C. Gladys Knight
    Gladys Knight is an American soul and R&B singer, known as the "Empress of Soul," celebrated for her powerful vocals and hits with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips.
  • D. Tammi Terrell
    Tammi Terrell was an American soul singer best known for her classic Motown duets with Marvin Gaye, including hits like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough."
  • E. Shirley Caesar
    Shirley Caesar is an acclaimed American gospel singer and pastor, often called the "First Lady of Gospel," known for her powerful vocals and decades-long influence on contemporary and traditional gospel music.
  • 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: Ruth Pointer
Triple: [Dennis Edwards, spouse, Ruth Pointer]
Generated description
Ruth Pointer is an American R&B singer best known as a longtime member of the Grammy-winning vocal group The Pointer Sisters.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruth Pointer
Target entity description: Ruth Pointer is an American R&B singer best known as a longtime member of the Grammy-winning vocal group The Pointer Sisters.
  • A. Priscilla Pointer
    Priscilla Pointer is an American actress known for her work in film, television, and theater, including roles in "Carrie" and "Blue Velvet."
  • B. Florence Ballard
    Florence Ballard was an American singer best known as a founding member of the Motown group The Supremes, whose life and career inspired the character Effie White in the musical "Dreamgirls."
  • C. Gladys Knight
    Gladys Knight is an American soul and R&B singer, known as the "Empress of Soul," celebrated for her powerful vocals and hits with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips.
  • D. Tammi Terrell
    Tammi Terrell was an American soul singer best known for her classic Motown duets with Marvin Gaye, including hits like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough."
  • E. Shirley Caesar
    Shirley Caesar is an acclaimed American gospel singer and pastor, often called the "First Lady of Gospel," known for her powerful vocals and decades-long influence on contemporary and traditional gospel music.
  • 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_69c6887cbc6c8190bdfac42d940f4d8a completed March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6e4f1f5748190b214856bcfc70d81 completed March 27, 2026, 8:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c79477a79c81909b51175a24d17142 completed March 28, 2026, 8:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c798cd9e4c8190a9dc1176d60d2cf6 completed March 28, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c799fae8608190b0cd94d59ab589a4 completed March 28, 2026, 9:06 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:40 p.m.