Triple
T383262
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shorter |
E8724
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sam Shorter
Sam Shorter is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Shorter, though specific widely known public details about them are not clearly established.
|
E96059
|
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: Sam Shorter | Statement: [Shorter, hasNotableBearer, Sam Shorter]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Shorter Context triple: [Shorter, hasNotableBearer, Sam Shorter]
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A.
Alan Shorter
Alan Shorter was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist known for his avant-garde and experimental contributions to the 1960s jazz scene.
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B.
Hank O’Day
Hank O’Day was a prominent early 20th-century Major League Baseball umpire and former pitcher, best known for his long umpiring career and involvement in several historic games and controversies.
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C.
John McShain
John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
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D.
Bud Tribble
Bud Tribble is an American software engineer and executive best known as a key member of the original Apple Macintosh team and later a senior leader at both NeXT and Apple.
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E.
Mel Daniels
Mel Daniels was an American professional basketball center best known as a dominant force in the ABA, where he won multiple MVP awards and championships with the Indiana Pacers.
- 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: Sam Shorter Triple: [Shorter, hasNotableBearer, Sam Shorter]
Generated description
Sam Shorter is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Shorter, though specific widely known public details about them are not clearly established.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Shorter Target entity description: Sam Shorter is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Shorter, though specific widely known public details about them are not clearly established.
-
A.
Alan Shorter
Alan Shorter was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist known for his avant-garde and experimental contributions to the 1960s jazz scene.
-
B.
Hank O’Day
Hank O’Day was a prominent early 20th-century Major League Baseball umpire and former pitcher, best known for his long umpiring career and involvement in several historic games and controversies.
-
C.
John McShain
John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
-
D.
Bud Tribble
Bud Tribble is an American software engineer and executive best known as a key member of the original Apple Macintosh team and later a senior leader at both NeXT and Apple.
-
E.
Mel Daniels
Mel Daniels was an American professional basketball center best known as a dominant force in the ABA, where he won multiple MVP awards and championships with the Indiana Pacers.
- 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_69a2e7f47dd08190a4e294ccbbe46cd4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ec40ff8c81909306eb2dfe1512af |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a76d6061508190b6fd3c907107fc63 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 11:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a78328882881908d25e2fec0909da6 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 12:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7839196fc819097800de8c360cef9 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 12:57 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.