Triple

T8135296
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Anthony Shaffer E189954 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Shaffer
Shaffer is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as literature, law, and the arts.
 E714178 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: Shaffer | Statement: [Anthony Shaffer, familyName, Shaffer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shaffer
Context triple: [Anthony Shaffer, familyName, Shaffer]
  • A. Schafer
    Schafer is a surname of German origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as entertainment, sports, and academia.
  • B. Schaeffer
    Schaeffer is a surname most prominently associated with Francis Schaeffer, a 20th-century American evangelical theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor known for his influential writings on Christianity and culture.
  • C. Shawbost
    Shawbost is a village on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, known for its Gaelic heritage and coastal scenery.
  • D. Dysart
    Dysart is a historic coastal town in Fife, Scotland, known for its old harbour, preserved pan-tiled buildings, and role as a filming location in the TV series "Outlander."
  • E. Garfinkle
    Garfinkle is the original surname of American actor John Garfield, a prominent film star of the 1930s and 1940s known for his intense, naturalistic performances.
  • 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: Shaffer
Triple: [Anthony Shaffer, familyName, Shaffer]
Generated description
Shaffer is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as literature, law, and the arts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shaffer
Target entity description: Shaffer is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as literature, law, and the arts.
  • A. Schafer
    Schafer is a surname of German origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as entertainment, sports, and academia.
  • B. Schaeffer
    Schaeffer is a surname most prominently associated with Francis Schaeffer, a 20th-century American evangelical theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor known for his influential writings on Christianity and culture.
  • C. Shawbost
    Shawbost is a village on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, known for its Gaelic heritage and coastal scenery.
  • D. Dysart
    Dysart is a historic coastal town in Fife, Scotland, known for its old harbour, preserved pan-tiled buildings, and role as a filming location in the TV series "Outlander."
  • E. Garfinkle
    Garfinkle is the original surname of American actor John Garfield, a prominent film star of the 1930s and 1940s known for his intense, naturalistic performances.
  • 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_69ca82bcb4848190a9a9d036ad768642 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb43fff6e0819086c95b571272b50c completed March 31, 2026, 3:48 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cc949065248190b67ba7aa2688903e completed April 1, 2026, 3:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cc95c180188190a2d541e8ea9a4c57 completed April 1, 2026, 3:49 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cc970cf55c8190abf432ac68d6bbc3 completed April 1, 2026, 3:54 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:35 p.m.