Triple

T15190949
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wizard Shazam (DCEU) E363007 entity
Predicate basedOn P98 FINISHED
Object Shazam (DC Comics character)
Shazam is a DC Comics superhero, originally a young boy named Billy Batson who transforms into a magically empowered adult champion by uttering the magic word "Shazam."
E337184 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: Shazam (DC Comics character) | Statement: [Wizard Shazam (DCEU), basedOn, Shazam (DC Comics character)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shazam (DC Comics character)
Context triple: [Wizard Shazam (DCEU), basedOn, Shazam (DC Comics character)]
  • A. The Wizard Shazam in Shazam!
    The Wizard Shazam in *Shazam!* is an ancient, powerful sorcerer who serves as the mystical guardian of magic and grants Billy Batson his superhero abilities.
  • B. Shazam Family
    The Shazam Family is a team of DC Comics superheroes who share the magical powers of Shazam, typically led by Billy Batson alongside his foster siblings.
  • C. Shazam!
    Shazam! is a 2019 DC superhero film that follows a teenage boy who can transform into an adult hero with magical powers after being chosen by an ancient wizard.
  • D. Shazam!
    "Shazam!" is an exclamatory catchphrase popularized by the TV character Gomer Pyle, often used to express surprise or amazement.
  • E. Billy Batson
    Billy Batson is the young boy who transforms into the adult superhero Shazam in DC Comics and related adaptations.
  • 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: Shazam (DC Comics character)
Triple: [Wizard Shazam (DCEU), basedOn, Shazam (DC Comics character)]
Generated description
Shazam is a DC Comics superhero, originally a young boy named Billy Batson who transforms into a magically empowered adult champion by uttering the magic word "Shazam."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shazam (DC Comics character)
Target entity description: Shazam is a DC Comics superhero, originally a young boy named Billy Batson who transforms into a magically empowered adult champion by uttering the magic word "Shazam."
  • A. The Wizard Shazam in Shazam!
    The Wizard Shazam in *Shazam!* is an ancient, powerful sorcerer who serves as the mystical guardian of magic and grants Billy Batson his superhero abilities.
  • B. Shazam Family
    The Shazam Family is a team of DC Comics superheroes who share the magical powers of Shazam, typically led by Billy Batson alongside his foster siblings.
  • C. Shazam!
    Shazam! is a 2019 DC superhero film that follows a teenage boy who can transform into an adult hero with magical powers after being chosen by an ancient wizard.
  • D. Shazam!
    "Shazam!" is an exclamatory catchphrase popularized by the TV character Gomer Pyle, often used to express surprise or amazement.
  • E. Billy Batson chosen
    Billy Batson is the young boy who transforms into the adult superhero Shazam in DC Comics and related adaptations.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d85a09a39c81908759f23268e2d408 completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e0067d55ac8190b7a7fce36e6ddf3c completed April 15, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fec89797ac819090fb68bb5f2fad5c completed May 9, 2026, 5:39 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fec974f39c819081dcec5c18090cf7 completed May 9, 2026, 5:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69feca9d1a5c8190b0c649f83a74231b completed May 9, 2026, 5:48 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:10 a.m.