Triple

T14877479
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Zodiac Killer E349904 entity
Predicate selfGivenName P116166 FINISHED
Object Zodiac
Zodiac is the pseudonym of an unidentified American serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s, infamous for taunting letters and cryptograms sent to the press.
 E1131472 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Zodiac | Statement: [Zodiac Killer, selfGivenName, Zodiac]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Zodiac
Context triple: [Zodiac Killer, selfGivenName, Zodiac]
  • A. Zodiac
    Zodiac is a renowned big-wall aid climbing route on the southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, known for its steep, technical pitches and sustained difficulty.
  • B. Zodiac
    Zodiac is a member of the Knight family, known in professional wrestling circles as part of the lineage of English wrestler Ricky Knight.
  • C. Zodiac
    "Zodiac" is a 2007 crime thriller film directed by David Fincher that chronicles the real-life hunt for the Zodiac Killer in late-1960s and 1970s California.
  • D. Zodiac
    Zodiac is a historic Swiss watch brand, now owned by Fossil Group, known for its distinctive dive and sports watches.
  • E. Zodiac
    The Zodiac is a band of the sky divided into twelve signs, traditionally used in astrology and based on the apparent paths of the Sun, Moon, and planets through specific constellations.
  • 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: Zodiac
Triple: [Zodiac Killer, selfGivenName, Zodiac]
Generated description
Zodiac is the pseudonym of an unidentified American serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s, infamous for taunting letters and cryptograms sent to the press.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Zodiac
Target entity description: Zodiac is the pseudonym of an unidentified American serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s, infamous for taunting letters and cryptograms sent to the press.
  • A. Zodiac
    Zodiac is a renowned big-wall aid climbing route on the southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, known for its steep, technical pitches and sustained difficulty.
  • B. Zodiac
    "Zodiac" is a 2007 crime thriller film directed by David Fincher that chronicles the real-life hunt for the Zodiac Killer in late-1960s and 1970s California.
  • C. Zodiac
    Zodiac is a historic Swiss watch brand, now owned by Fossil Group, known for its distinctive dive and sports watches.
  • D. Zodiac
    The Zodiac is a band of the sky divided into twelve signs, traditionally used in astrology and based on the apparent paths of the Sun, Moon, and planets through specific constellations.
  • E. Zodiac
    Zodiac is a member of the Knight family, known in professional wrestling circles as part of the lineage of English wrestler Ricky Knight.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target predicate: selfGivenName
Context triple: [Zodiac Killer, selfGivenName, Zodiac]
  • A. givenName
    Indicates the personal first name assigned to an individual.
  • B. givenNameFor
    Indicates that one entity is the personal first name assigned to or used for another entity.
  • C. canBeGivenNameOnItsOwn
    Indicates that something is acceptable or valid to be used as a standalone given name without needing additional components.
  • D. givenNameIn
    Indicates that an entity has a specific first or given name in a particular language or naming context.
  • E. givenNameBy
    Indicates that one entity has been assigned or provided a specific given (first) name by another entity.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69d822ee4f408190b6ac3b2fa434f0df completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded5e4e4448190a8796573bc6d1069 completed April 15, 2026, 12:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe9687a5888190a6e6ffd781f64edc completed May 9, 2026, 2:05 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe990b6ab48190b153a912f16c8c8d completed May 9, 2026, 2:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe993c6094819086f0de1743272fd4 completed May 9, 2026, 2:17 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69de8c1a2bcc81908f914e2e2ced65eb completed April 14, 2026, 6:48 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69de8f4c76e481909c0aa8d1a978e8d5 completed April 14, 2026, 7:02 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:55 a.m.