Triple
T4259214
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David B. Steinman |
E96061
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Steinman
Steinman is a surname most notably associated with David B. Steinman, an influential American civil engineer and bridge designer.
|
E427420
|
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: Steinman | Statement: [David B. Steinman, familyName, Steinman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steinman Context triple: [David B. Steinman, familyName, Steinman]
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A.
Stein
Stein is a German-origin surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as exploration, philosophy, literature, and politics.
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B.
Goldsman
Goldsman is the surname of Akiva Goldsman, an American screenwriter, director, and producer known for films such as "A Beautiful Mind."
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C.
Dick Stello
Dick Stello was a longtime Major League Baseball umpire who worked in both the National League and several World Series during his career.
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D.
Art Stevens
Art Stevens was an American animator and film director best known for his work on classic Walt Disney animated features in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Silverman
Silverman is a surname most prominently associated with American comedian, actress, and writer Sarah Silverman.
- 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: Steinman Triple: [David B. Steinman, familyName, Steinman]
Generated description
Steinman is a surname most notably associated with David B. Steinman, an influential American civil engineer and bridge designer.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steinman Target entity description: Steinman is a surname most notably associated with David B. Steinman, an influential American civil engineer and bridge designer.
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A.
Stein
Stein is a German-origin surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as exploration, philosophy, literature, and politics.
-
B.
Goldsman
Goldsman is the surname of Akiva Goldsman, an American screenwriter, director, and producer known for films such as "A Beautiful Mind."
-
C.
Dick Stello
Dick Stello was a longtime Major League Baseball umpire who worked in both the National League and several World Series during his career.
-
D.
Art Stevens
Art Stevens was an American animator and film director best known for his work on classic Walt Disney animated features in the mid-20th century.
-
E.
Silverman
Silverman is a surname most prominently associated with American comedian, actress, and writer Sarah Silverman.
- 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_69b3454095ac81909c2494f7ff294af1 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b34f7fe7348190baed8d214268b756 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5b78825508190b2b6ca46c8e1b27c |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5b84b58a081909618d0c108317f92 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5b8be90c88190a4852c625e326f6b |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:36 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:06 p.m.