Triple

T5520130
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John G. Shedd E144783 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Shedd
Shedd is a surname most notably associated with John G. Shedd, the American businessman and philanthropist for whom Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium is named.
E8131 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: Shedd | Statement: [John G. Shedd, familyName, Shedd]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shedd
Context triple: [John G. Shedd, familyName, Shedd]
  • A. Shedd Aquarium
    Shedd Aquarium is a major indoor public aquarium in Chicago renowned for its extensive marine life exhibits and role in aquatic conservation and education.
  • B. Great Lakes Aquarium
    Great Lakes Aquarium is a freshwater-focused public aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota, featuring exhibits on the Great Lakes ecosystem and other cold-water habitats.
  • C. Lincoln Park Zoo
    Lincoln Park Zoo is a historic, free-admission zoological park in Chicago’s Lincoln Park, known for its diverse animal exhibits and conservation and education programs.
  • D. Steinhart Aquarium
    Steinhart Aquarium is a renowned public aquarium in San Francisco known for its diverse marine life exhibits, immersive habitats, and role in conservation and scientific research.
  • E. Indianapolis Zoo
    The Indianapolis Zoo is a major zoological park and aquarium in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for its diverse animal exhibits, conservation programs, and family-friendly attractions.
  • 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: Shedd
Triple: [John G. Shedd, familyName, Shedd]
Generated description
Shedd is a surname most notably associated with John G. Shedd, the American businessman and philanthropist for whom Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium is named.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shedd
Target entity description: Shedd is a surname most notably associated with John G. Shedd, the American businessman and philanthropist for whom Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium is named.
  • A. Shedd Aquarium chosen
    Shedd Aquarium is a major indoor public aquarium in Chicago renowned for its extensive marine life exhibits and role in aquatic conservation and education.
  • B. Great Lakes Aquarium
    Great Lakes Aquarium is a freshwater-focused public aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota, featuring exhibits on the Great Lakes ecosystem and other cold-water habitats.
  • C. Lincoln Park Zoo
    Lincoln Park Zoo is a historic, free-admission zoological park in Chicago’s Lincoln Park, known for its diverse animal exhibits and conservation and education programs.
  • D. Steinhart Aquarium
    Steinhart Aquarium is a renowned public aquarium in San Francisco known for its diverse marine life exhibits, immersive habitats, and role in conservation and scientific research.
  • E. Indianapolis Zoo
    The Indianapolis Zoo is a major zoological park and aquarium in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for its diverse animal exhibits, conservation programs, and family-friendly attractions.
  • F. None of above.

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_69c008f873a481909b4d9f7e2db3c37d completed March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c01f7082ac8190a372fa75e8dec6a4 completed March 22, 2026, 4:57 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c027e995e88190833762cb94a781cc completed March 22, 2026, 5:33 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c03f8b6e948190870b98d6d69193fe completed March 22, 2026, 7:14 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c0404aedc08190a9b146466486be6e completed March 22, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:33 p.m.