Triple
T7226695
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Schiff |
E154797
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James A. Schiff
James A. Schiff is a literary scholar and critic known for his work on contemporary American fiction and authors such as John Updike.
|
E691319
|
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: James A. Schiff | Statement: [Schiff, hasNotableBearer, James A. Schiff]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James A. Schiff Context triple: [Schiff, hasNotableBearer, James A. Schiff]
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A.
Mortimer L. Schiff
Mortimer L. Schiff was an American banker and philanthropist known for his leadership in major civic and charitable organizations, including helping to establish the American Cancer Society.
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B.
Gus Schiff
Gus Schiff is the son of American actor Richard Schiff, known for his role as Toby Ziegler on the television series "The West Wing."
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C.
Frank E. Seidman
Frank E. Seidman was an influential figure in the field of political economy, honored by a distinguished award that bears his name.
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D.
Howard E. Tatel
Howard E. Tatel was an American radio astronomer after whom the 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory was named.
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E.
George Schneiderman
George Schneiderman was an early American cinematographer best known for helping establish the American Society of Cinematographers and contributing to the development of professional standards in the field.
- 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: James A. Schiff Triple: [Schiff, hasNotableBearer, James A. Schiff]
Generated description
James A. Schiff is a literary scholar and critic known for his work on contemporary American fiction and authors such as John Updike.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James A. Schiff Target entity description: James A. Schiff is a literary scholar and critic known for his work on contemporary American fiction and authors such as John Updike.
-
A.
Mortimer L. Schiff
Mortimer L. Schiff was an American banker and philanthropist known for his leadership in major civic and charitable organizations, including helping to establish the American Cancer Society.
-
B.
Gus Schiff
Gus Schiff is the son of American actor Richard Schiff, known for his role as Toby Ziegler on the television series "The West Wing."
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C.
Frank E. Seidman
Frank E. Seidman was an influential figure in the field of political economy, honored by a distinguished award that bears his name.
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D.
Howard E. Tatel
Howard E. Tatel was an American radio astronomer after whom the 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory was named.
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E.
George Schneiderman
George Schneiderman was an early American cinematographer best known for helping establish the American Society of Cinematographers and contributing to the development of professional standards in the field.
- 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_69c68811dd1c8190ac460bb39e64e1f0 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e9de21e081908f30700f6211c5ef |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c9765b3c5081908c3114271b5d3e15 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 6:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c977c497ac8190a6689565d7104afd |
completed | March 29, 2026, 7:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c977f2d7248190814fa90eab881688 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 7:05 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:54 p.m.