Triple
T20166981
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas G. Stemberg |
E491847
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas George Stemberg
Thomas George Stemberg was an American businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of the office-supplies retail chain Staples Inc.
|
E1414577
|
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 George Stemberg | Statement: [Thomas G. Stemberg, fullName, Thomas George Stemberg]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas George Stemberg Context triple: [Thomas G. Stemberg, fullName, Thomas George Stemberg]
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A.
Don Stenberg
Don Stenberg is an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as Nebraska's Attorney General and was involved in prominent legal cases concerning abortion law.
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B.
Tom Sternberg
Tom Sternberg is a film producer best known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "The Talented Mr. Ripley."
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C.
Tom Sternberg
Tom Sternberg is a film producer best known for his work on David Lynch’s neo-noir film "Lost Highway."
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D.
Tom Sternberg
Tom Sternberg is a film producer best known for his work on independent and international features, including the adaptation of Louis Chu’s novel "Eat a Bowl of Tea."
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E.
Robert Stromberg
Robert Stromberg is an American production designer and visual effects artist who made his feature directorial debut with the fantasy film "Maleficent."
- 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 George Stemberg Triple: [Thomas G. Stemberg, fullName, Thomas George Stemberg]
Generated description
Thomas George Stemberg was an American businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of the office-supplies retail chain Staples Inc.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas George Stemberg Target entity description: Thomas George Stemberg was an American businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of the office-supplies retail chain Staples Inc.
-
A.
Don Stenberg
Don Stenberg is an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as Nebraska's Attorney General and was involved in prominent legal cases concerning abortion law.
-
B.
Tom Sternberg
Tom Sternberg is a film producer best known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "The Talented Mr. Ripley."
-
C.
Tom Sternberg
Tom Sternberg is a film producer best known for his work on David Lynch’s neo-noir film "Lost Highway."
-
D.
Tom Sternberg
Tom Sternberg is a film producer best known for his work on independent and international features, including the adaptation of Louis Chu’s novel "Eat a Bowl of Tea."
-
E.
Robert Stromberg
Robert Stromberg is an American production designer and visual effects artist who made his feature directorial debut with the fantasy film "Maleficent."
- 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_69da6266c6888190bc1a3ecf24814d34 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e66844e49081909b7e9ec2b65cc61d |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08347f265c8190af58b1d960fb34fd |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0835b123dc8190a666dbeda18b9bc9 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a083677d1148190add2826f6e8a0b14 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:18 a.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:35 p.m.