Triple

T21576444
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John G. Shedd E532405 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Shedd
Shedd is a surname most notably associated with John G. Shedd, the American businessman and philanthropist for whom Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium is named.
 E8131 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: Shedd | Statement: [John G. Shedd, familyName, Shedd]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shedd
Context triple: [John G. Shedd, familyName, Shedd]
  • A. Shedd Aquarium
    Shedd Aquarium is a major indoor public aquarium in Chicago renowned for its extensive marine life exhibits and role in aquatic conservation and education.
  • B. Great Lakes Aquarium
    Great Lakes Aquarium is a freshwater-focused public aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota, featuring exhibits on the Great Lakes ecosystem and other cold-water habitats.
  • C. Brookfield Zoo
    Brookfield Zoo is a major zoological park located in Brookfield, Illinois, renowned for its extensive animal exhibits, conservation programs, and innovative naturalistic habitats.
  • D. Erie Zoo
    Erie Zoo is a regional zoological park and botanical garden in Erie, Pennsylvania, featuring a variety of animal exhibits and family-oriented attractions.
  • E. Grant Park Zoo
    Grant Park Zoo was the original name of what is now Zoo Atlanta, a major zoological park located in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • 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: Shedd
Triple: [John G. Shedd, familyName, Shedd]
Generated description
Shedd is a surname most notably associated with John G. Shedd, the American businessman and philanthropist for whom Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium is named.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shedd
Target entity description: Shedd is a surname most notably associated with John G. Shedd, the American businessman and philanthropist for whom Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium is named.
  • A. Shedd Aquarium chosen
    Shedd Aquarium is a major indoor public aquarium in Chicago renowned for its extensive marine life exhibits and role in aquatic conservation and education.
  • B. Great Lakes Aquarium
    Great Lakes Aquarium is a freshwater-focused public aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota, featuring exhibits on the Great Lakes ecosystem and other cold-water habitats.
  • C. Brookfield Zoo
    Brookfield Zoo is a major zoological park located in Brookfield, Illinois, renowned for its extensive animal exhibits, conservation programs, and innovative naturalistic habitats.
  • D. Erie Zoo
    Erie Zoo is a regional zoological park and botanical garden in Erie, Pennsylvania, featuring a variety of animal exhibits and family-oriented attractions.
  • E. Grant Park Zoo
    Grant Park Zoo was the original name of what is now Zoo Atlanta, a major zoological park located in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • 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_69e0c4618bec8190bcb0feb74568cbb1 completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69eee9d07ddc8190a4bba08223e56f46 completed April 27, 2026, 4:45 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a09f67679c881908cabb5b7f3e8dcb7 completed May 17, 2026, 5:10 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a09f6e046e48190a65e3d164c14e4b3 completed May 17, 2026, 5:12 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a09f7e525a88190a37680187b5b0916 completed May 17, 2026, 5:16 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:31 p.m.