Triple

T10469653
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Stuart: A Life Backwards E246890 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Stuart Shorter
Stuart Shorter was a formerly homeless, disabled ex-prisoner and activist whose chaotic life story is recounted in Alexander Masters’ biography "Stuart: A Life Backwards."
E864554 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: Stuart Shorter | Statement: [Stuart: A Life Backwards, mainCharacter, Stuart Shorter]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stuart Shorter
Context triple: [Stuart: A Life Backwards, mainCharacter, Stuart Shorter]
  • A. Sam Shorter
    Sam Shorter is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Shorter, though specific widely known public details about them are not clearly established.
  • B. Christopher Short
    Christopher Short is a British individual known primarily as the brother of former UK Secretary of State for International Development Clare Short.
  • C. Jake Short
    Jake Short is an American actor best known for his comedic roles on Disney Channel series such as "A.N.T. Farm" and the superhero-themed show "Mighty Med."
  • D. John Short
    John Short is a central family patriarch character in the ensemble comedy television series "Life in Pieces."
  • E. Jim Shorter
    Jim Shorter is a relatively obscure individual known primarily for sharing the surname associated with more prominent figures like jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter.
  • 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: Stuart Shorter
Triple: [Stuart: A Life Backwards, mainCharacter, Stuart Shorter]
Generated description
Stuart Shorter was a formerly homeless, disabled ex-prisoner and activist whose chaotic life story is recounted in Alexander Masters’ biography "Stuart: A Life Backwards."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stuart Shorter
Target entity description: Stuart Shorter was a formerly homeless, disabled ex-prisoner and activist whose chaotic life story is recounted in Alexander Masters’ biography "Stuart: A Life Backwards."
  • A. Sam Shorter
    Sam Shorter is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Shorter, though specific widely known public details about them are not clearly established.
  • B. Christopher Short
    Christopher Short is a British individual known primarily as the brother of former UK Secretary of State for International Development Clare Short.
  • C. Jake Short
    Jake Short is an American actor best known for his comedic roles on Disney Channel series such as "A.N.T. Farm" and the superhero-themed show "Mighty Med."
  • D. John Short
    John Short is a central family patriarch character in the ensemble comedy television series "Life in Pieces."
  • E. Jim Shorter
    Jim Shorter is a relatively obscure individual known primarily for sharing the surname associated with more prominent figures like jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter.
  • 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_69d381c16c248190a2fe5b471e584e9c completed April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d5092fa6048190b26d481ddc3e3ec2 completed April 7, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d89ffdfd988190a37b3444d096e678 completed April 10, 2026, 7 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d8a1656b348190ba932d03402d6a4d completed April 10, 2026, 7:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d8a2c550ac81908444c6abfe14698a completed April 10, 2026, 7:12 a.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:20 p.m.