Triple
T11242299
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shaughnessy |
E266099
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Shaughnessy
Thomas Shaughnessy was a prominent early 20th-century railway executive best known for leading and expanding the Canadian Pacific Railway.
|
E913502
|
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: Thomas Shaughnessy | Statement: [Shaughnessy, namedAfter, Thomas Shaughnessy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Shaughnessy Context triple: [Shaughnessy, namedAfter, Thomas Shaughnessy]
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A.
Charles Shaughnessy
Charles Shaughnessy is a British actor best known for his role as Maxwell Sheffield on the television sitcom "The Nanny."
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B.
Edwin Alderson
Edwin Alderson was a British Army officer best known for leading Canadian forces during the early years of the First World War, including at the Second Battle of Ypres.
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C.
Francis Lathrop
Francis Lathrop was an American artist and illustrator of the late 19th century, known for his stained glass, mural work, and book illustrations.
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D.
Frederick T. Gates
Frederick T. Gates was an American Baptist minister and influential philanthropic advisor to John D. Rockefeller who helped shape and direct major charitable initiatives in education, public health, and scientific research.
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E.
Elihu Root
Elihu Root was an American lawyer, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize–winning former U.S. Secretary of State and War known for his influential role in shaping early 20th-century American foreign policy.
- 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: Thomas Shaughnessy Triple: [Shaughnessy, namedAfter, Thomas Shaughnessy]
Generated description
Thomas Shaughnessy was a prominent early 20th-century railway executive best known for leading and expanding the Canadian Pacific Railway.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Shaughnessy Target entity description: Thomas Shaughnessy was a prominent early 20th-century railway executive best known for leading and expanding the Canadian Pacific Railway.
-
A.
Charles Shaughnessy
Charles Shaughnessy is a British actor best known for his role as Maxwell Sheffield on the television sitcom "The Nanny."
-
B.
Edwin Alderson
Edwin Alderson was a British Army officer best known for leading Canadian forces during the early years of the First World War, including at the Second Battle of Ypres.
-
C.
Francis Lathrop
Francis Lathrop was an American artist and illustrator of the late 19th century, known for his stained glass, mural work, and book illustrations.
-
D.
Frederick T. Gates
Frederick T. Gates was an American Baptist minister and influential philanthropic advisor to John D. Rockefeller who helped shape and direct major charitable initiatives in education, public health, and scientific research.
-
E.
Elihu Root
Elihu Root was an American lawyer, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize–winning former U.S. Secretary of State and War known for his influential role in shaping early 20th-century American foreign policy.
- 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_69d6aac656d48190b275efaa7d6074ee |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7e91b0b808190bc38008bb344d180 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e4ad849f70819098a7056fbc4831ff |
completed | April 19, 2026, 10:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e4b12eee348190bee6c84587e4955d |
completed | April 19, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e4be2bb8c88190a21773b0c43b6b99 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 11:36 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:30 p.m.