Triple
T7868624
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
E182679
|
entity |
| Predicate | backgroundVocalists |
P9646
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Merald "Bubba" Knight |
E701408
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Merald "Bubba" Knight | Statement: [Gladys Knight & the Pips, backgroundVocalists, Merald "Bubba" Knight]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merald "Bubba" Knight Context triple: [Gladys Knight & the Pips, backgroundVocalists, Merald "Bubba" Knight]
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A.
Merald "Bubba" Knight
chosen
Merald "Bubba" Knight is an American R&B and soul singer best known as a founding member and male lead of the legendary vocal group Gladys Knight & the Pips.
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B.
Melvin Edmonds
Melvin Edmonds was an American R&B singer best known as a founding member of the group After 7.
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C.
Bobby Butler
Bobby Butler is a gospel singer best known as a member of the legendary vocal group The Blind Boys of Alabama.
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D.
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams was an American character actor best known for his roles in Westerns and comic sidekick parts during Hollywood’s early sound era.
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E.
Rasual Butler
Rasual Butler was an American professional basketball player and sharpshooting wing who played over a decade in the NBA for multiple teams.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: backgroundVocalists Context triple: [Gladys Knight & the Pips, backgroundVocalists, Merald "Bubba" Knight]
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A.
hasBackingVocals
Indicates that one musical performance, track, or part includes supporting vocal contributions accompanying a primary vocal line.
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B.
secondaryVocalist
chosen
Indicates that an entity performs as a supporting or backup singer in a vocal performance, rather than as the primary lead vocalist.
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C.
recordingArtistOfGuestVocalist
Indicates that an artist is the primary recording artist on a work that features another artist as a guest vocalist.
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D.
vocalistIn
Indicates that a person serves as a vocalist (singer) in a particular musical group, band, or ensemble.
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E.
hasVocalPerformanceBy
Indicates that a vocal performance in a work or recording is performed by a specified person or group.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69ca82894d9081908a832bfce71a4714 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3847c7fc819098e32b6548943da7 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 2:58 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cbdf844f24819091cb8757d29a4a3f |
completed | March 31, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cae925ca388190ae4a01fa76e957e8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 9:20 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:55 p.m.