Triple

T243055
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William J. Brennan Jr. E4974 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Brennan
Brennan is a surname most prominently associated with William J. Brennan Jr., a long-serving and influential Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court known for his progressive jurisprudence.
 E31523 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: Brennan | Statement: [William J. Brennan Jr., familyName, Brennan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Brennan
Context triple: [William J. Brennan Jr., familyName, Brennan]
  • A. Freeman
    Freeman Dyson was a renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, and futurist writings.
  • B. Gavin
    Gavin is a masculine given name of Celtic origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
  • C. Powell
    Powell is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable figures in politics, finance, sports, and the arts.
  • D. Bader
    Bader is the maiden surname of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice and pioneering advocate for gender equality.
  • E. Elliott
    Elliott is a masculine given name of English origin, often used as both a first name and a surname.
  • 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: Brennan
Triple: [William J. Brennan Jr., familyName, Brennan]
Generated description
Brennan is a surname most prominently associated with William J. Brennan Jr., a long-serving and influential Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court known for his progressive jurisprudence.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Brennan
Target entity description: Brennan is a surname most prominently associated with William J. Brennan Jr., a long-serving and influential Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court known for his progressive jurisprudence.
  • A. Freeman
    Freeman Dyson was a renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, and futurist writings.
  • B. Gavin
    Gavin is a masculine given name of Celtic origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
  • C. Powell
    Powell is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable figures in politics, finance, sports, and the arts.
  • D. Bader
    Bader is the maiden surname of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice and pioneering advocate for gender equality.
  • E. Elliott
    Elliott is a masculine given name of English origin, often used as both a first name and a surname.
  • 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_69a257c3d0708190b0871c4269d273e6 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25cef84ac81908fcc175b7f89653b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a36cf2e84c81908d87847d498f96f4 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a36d68858c81908cc2d2dc94b1a482 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:34 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a36dbb7dc88190a75f2c0bbb478ccc completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:35 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.