Triple

T23298968
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Toward a General Theory of Action E590249 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Edward A. Shils — NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Edward A. Shils | Statement: [Toward a General Theory of Action, author, Edward A. Shils]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Edward A. Shils
Context triple: [Toward a General Theory of Action, author, Edward A. Shils]
  • A. Cary Middlecoff
    Cary Middlecoff was a prominent American professional golfer of the mid-20th century who won multiple major championships, including the U.S. Open and the Masters.
  • B. Erich Goode
    Erich Goode is an American sociologist and author best known for his influential work on deviance, social problems, and the sociology of drugs.
  • C. William Joyce Sewell
    William Joyce Sewell was a 19th-century Irish-born American Civil War general and Republican politician who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey.
  • D. Philip M. Breen
    Philip M. Breen is a film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed baseball drama "The Natural."
  • E. Paul F. Edwards
    Paul F. Edwards is a television and film screenwriter best known for his work on the acclaimed American Civil War miniseries "North and South."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Edward A. Shils
Target entity description: Edward A. Shils was an American sociologist and social theorist known for his influential work on the sociology of intellectuals, tradition, and the role of ideology in modern societies.
  • A. Cary Middlecoff
    Cary Middlecoff was a prominent American professional golfer of the mid-20th century who won multiple major championships, including the U.S. Open and the Masters.
  • B. Erich Goode
    Erich Goode is an American sociologist and author best known for his influential work on deviance, social problems, and the sociology of drugs.
  • C. William Joyce Sewell
    William Joyce Sewell was a 19th-century Irish-born American Civil War general and Republican politician who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey.
  • D. Philip M. Breen
    Philip M. Breen is a film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed baseball drama "The Natural."
  • E. Paul F. Edwards
    Paul F. Edwards is a television and film screenwriter best known for his work on the acclaimed American Civil War miniseries "North and South."
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69e25d1c0ecc8190a355aa229f06d0e0 completed April 17, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f196d133448190bf350a9f51c1531c completed April 29, 2026, 5:27 a.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:03 p.m.