Triple

T3780443
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hoffman E85402 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object David Hoffman
David Hoffman is a common personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as law, politics, academia, and the arts.
 E398581 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: David Hoffman | Statement: [Hoffman, hasNotableBearer, David Hoffman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: David Hoffman
Context triple: [Hoffman, hasNotableBearer, David Hoffman]
  • A. Paul Hoffman
    Paul Hoffman is a common name shared by several notable individuals, including authors, journalists, and public figures across various fields.
  • B. Robert Hoffman
    Robert Hoffman is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer best known for his roles in films like "Step Up 2: The Streets" and various dance-focused performances.
  • C. Al Hoffman
    Al Hoffman was a prolific American songwriter best known for co-writing numerous popular standards and classic Disney songs in the mid-20th century.
  • D. William Hoffman
    William Hoffman is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as literature, politics, and the arts.
  • E. Rob Hoffman
    Rob Hoffman is a music producer best known for his work in hip-hop and R&B, including collaborations with prominent artists in the genre.
  • 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: David Hoffman
Triple: [Hoffman, hasNotableBearer, David Hoffman]
Generated description
David Hoffman is a common personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as law, politics, academia, and the arts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: David Hoffman
Target entity description: David Hoffman is a common personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as law, politics, academia, and the arts.
  • A. Paul Hoffman
    Paul Hoffman is a common name shared by several notable individuals, including authors, journalists, and public figures across various fields.
  • B. Robert Hoffman
    Robert Hoffman is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer best known for his roles in films like "Step Up 2: The Streets" and various dance-focused performances.
  • C. Al Hoffman
    Al Hoffman was a prolific American songwriter best known for co-writing numerous popular standards and classic Disney songs in the mid-20th century.
  • D. William Hoffman
    William Hoffman is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as literature, politics, and the arts.
  • E. Rob Hoffman
    Rob Hoffman is a music producer best known for his work in hip-hop and R&B, including collaborations with prominent artists in the genre.
  • 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_69aed937fa8881908208ef3801060826 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aee3d84d7881909828903896b3cb7f completed March 9, 2026, 3:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5282f253c81908c18a30bb1025f99 completed March 14, 2026, 9:19 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b528d33c2081908e5f74005679dfbe completed March 14, 2026, 9:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5294c66588190ad7cc8e87b58ff52 completed March 14, 2026, 9:24 a.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:12 p.m.