Triple
T7287982
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Funk Brothers |
E163922
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableMember |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jack Ashford
Jack Ashford is an American percussionist best known for his tambourine and vibraphone work on countless Motown hits as part of the label’s legendary studio band.
|
E653565
|
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: Jack Ashford | Statement: [The Funk Brothers, notableMember, Jack Ashford]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jack Ashford Context triple: [The Funk Brothers, notableMember, Jack Ashford]
-
A.
Dannie Richmond
Dannie Richmond was an American jazz drummer best known for his long and influential collaboration with bassist and composer Charles Mingus.
-
B.
Danny Kortchmar
Danny Kortchmar is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer best known for his extensive work with major singer-songwriters of the 1970s and 1980s, including James Taylor, Carole King, and Don Henley.
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C.
Jack Casady
Jack Casady is an American bass guitarist best known as a founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, recognized for his innovative, melodic rock bass style.
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D.
Tim Welke
Tim Welke is a former Major League Baseball umpire who served as a longtime crew chief in numerous high-profile games, including the World Series.
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E.
Roy Bittan
Roy Bittan is an American keyboardist and longtime member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, renowned for his distinctive piano and synthesizer work on many classic rock albums.
- 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: Jack Ashford Triple: [The Funk Brothers, notableMember, Jack Ashford]
Generated description
Jack Ashford is an American percussionist best known for his tambourine and vibraphone work on countless Motown hits as part of the label’s legendary studio band.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jack Ashford Target entity description: Jack Ashford is an American percussionist best known for his tambourine and vibraphone work on countless Motown hits as part of the label’s legendary studio band.
-
A.
Dannie Richmond
Dannie Richmond was an American jazz drummer best known for his long and influential collaboration with bassist and composer Charles Mingus.
-
B.
Danny Kortchmar
Danny Kortchmar is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer best known for his extensive work with major singer-songwriters of the 1970s and 1980s, including James Taylor, Carole King, and Don Henley.
-
C.
Jack Casady
Jack Casady is an American bass guitarist best known as a founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, recognized for his innovative, melodic rock bass style.
-
D.
Tim Welke
Tim Welke is a former Major League Baseball umpire who served as a longtime crew chief in numerous high-profile games, including the World Series.
-
E.
Roy Bittan
Roy Bittan is an American keyboardist and longtime member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, renowned for his distinctive piano and synthesizer work on many classic rock albums.
- 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_69c6886093b88190a254b1ce6db8bae7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6eb6a73fc8190ae5ce81fd3e46d87 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7db42c8d48190a548c4242b07fb40 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7dc794bec819094d848497bd11fc1 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7dd8117f881908c982c33b3f0e71a |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:54 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:59 p.m.