Triple

T5056883
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject George S. Kaufman E113923 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Kaufman
Kaufman is a surname most famously associated with American playwright and director George S. Kaufman, known for his sharp wit and influential contributions to 20th-century theater.
 E490507 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: Kaufman | Statement: [George S. Kaufman, familyName, Kaufman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Kaufman
Context triple: [George S. Kaufman, familyName, Kaufman]
  • A. Kaminsky
    Kaminsky is the original family surname of American entertainer Danny Kaye, born David Daniel Kaminsky.
  • B. Hoffman
    Hoffman is a common German-origin surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as business, entertainment, science, and politics.
  • C. Rothkowitz
    Rothkowitz is the original family surname of the abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko, reflecting his Eastern European Jewish heritage.
  • D. Loewenstein
    Loewenstein is a surname of German origin associated with various notable individuals in fields such as science, politics, and the arts.
  • E. Furthman
    Furthman is a surname most notably associated with American screenwriter Jules Furthman, known for his work on classic Hollywood films.
  • 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: Kaufman
Triple: [George S. Kaufman, familyName, Kaufman]
Generated description
Kaufman is a surname most famously associated with American playwright and director George S. Kaufman, known for his sharp wit and influential contributions to 20th-century theater.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Kaufman
Target entity description: Kaufman is a surname most famously associated with American playwright and director George S. Kaufman, known for his sharp wit and influential contributions to 20th-century theater.
  • A. Kaminsky
    Kaminsky is the original family surname of American entertainer Danny Kaye, born David Daniel Kaminsky.
  • B. Hoffman
    Hoffman is a common German-origin surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as business, entertainment, science, and politics.
  • C. Rothkowitz
    Rothkowitz is the original family surname of the abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko, reflecting his Eastern European Jewish heritage.
  • D. Loewenstein
    Loewenstein is a surname of German origin associated with various notable individuals in fields such as science, politics, and the arts.
  • E. Furthman
    Furthman is a surname most notably associated with American screenwriter Jules Furthman, known for his work on classic Hollywood films.
  • 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_69bd443aa1f88190abb992d138f2cf42 completed March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd7450312881908d4e3576ca65f7fb completed March 20, 2026, 4:22 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bea48cc7b88190a9ea43f79b0a0cf0 completed March 21, 2026, 2 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bea654fa8881908a50be410d4ea7d5 completed March 21, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bea6ad303481909c41af9a4e002e0b completed March 21, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:38 p.m.