Triple

T3362846
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Franklin J. Schaffner E70763 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Schaffner
Schaffner is a surname most notably associated with Franklin J. Schaffner, the Academy Award–winning American film director of works such as "Patton" and "Planet of the Apes."
 E351282 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: Schaffner | Statement: [Franklin J. Schaffner, familyName, Schaffner]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Schaffner
Context triple: [Franklin J. Schaffner, familyName, Schaffner]
  • A. Schneider
    Schneider is a German-origin surname commonly borne by people of German-speaking or Central European descent.
  • B. Brinkman
    Brinkman is a surname of Germanic origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
  • C. Dellner
    Dellner is a company specializing in railway coupling and connection systems used on modern passenger and freight trains worldwide.
  • D. Modine
    Modine is the surname of American actor Matthew Modine, known for his roles in films like "Full Metal Jacket" and the series "Stranger Things."
  • E. Ruländer
    Ruländer is a traditional German name for the Pinot Gris grape variety, commonly used for rich, full-bodied white wines.
  • 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: Schaffner
Triple: [Franklin J. Schaffner, familyName, Schaffner]
Generated description
Schaffner is a surname most notably associated with Franklin J. Schaffner, the Academy Award–winning American film director of works such as "Patton" and "Planet of the Apes."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Schaffner
Target entity description: Schaffner is a surname most notably associated with Franklin J. Schaffner, the Academy Award–winning American film director of works such as "Patton" and "Planet of the Apes."
  • A. Schneider
    Schneider is a German-origin surname commonly borne by people of German-speaking or Central European descent.
  • B. Brinkman
    Brinkman is a surname of Germanic origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
  • C. Dellner
    Dellner is a company specializing in railway coupling and connection systems used on modern passenger and freight trains worldwide.
  • D. Modine
    Modine is the surname of American actor Matthew Modine, known for his roles in films like "Full Metal Jacket" and the series "Stranger Things."
  • E. Ruländer
    Ruländer is a traditional German name for the Pinot Gris grape variety, commonly used for rich, full-bodied white wines.
  • 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_69ad85a660c48190998489309a3b4869 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb26a5a508190948932769de0dbb3 completed March 8, 2026, 5:31 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b32549eb9c81908c3a525da9eab0aa completed March 12, 2026, 8:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b325aecee081908109928766283c9a completed March 12, 2026, 8:44 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b326175b38819083f1e62be7e01c8a completed March 12, 2026, 8:46 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:13 p.m.