Triple

T8145945
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Arlen Specter E190211 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object Arlen
Arlen is a given name most notably borne by Arlen Specter, a long-serving United States Senator from Pennsylvania.
 E715724 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: Arlen | Statement: [Arlen Specter, givenName, Arlen]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Arlen
Context triple: [Arlen Specter, givenName, Arlen]
  • A. Clint Buchanan
    Clint Buchanan is a central fictional character on the American soap opera "One Life to Live," known as a powerful member of the Buchanan family and a longtime figure in the show's dramatic storylines.
  • B. Reid
    Reid is a common Scottish and Irish surname that has been borne by numerous notable figures across fields such as science, politics, and the arts.
  • C. T. T. Waterman
    T. T. Waterman was an American anthropologist and ethnographer known for his work documenting Native Californian cultures in the early 20th century.
  • D. John Champion
    John Champion was a screenwriter best known for his work on the 1957 disaster film "Zero Hour!", whose plot later served as the basis for the comedy "Airplane!".
  • E. Harlan Crow
    Harlan Crow is an American real estate investor, conservative political donor, and collector of historical artifacts, known for his leadership of Crow Holdings and his influence in Republican circles.
  • 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: Arlen
Triple: [Arlen Specter, givenName, Arlen]
Generated description
Arlen is a given name most notably borne by Arlen Specter, a long-serving United States Senator from Pennsylvania.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Arlen
Target entity description: Arlen is a given name most notably borne by Arlen Specter, a long-serving United States Senator from Pennsylvania.
  • A. Clint Buchanan
    Clint Buchanan is a central fictional character on the American soap opera "One Life to Live," known as a powerful member of the Buchanan family and a longtime figure in the show's dramatic storylines.
  • B. Reid
    Reid is a common Scottish and Irish surname that has been borne by numerous notable figures across fields such as science, politics, and the arts.
  • C. T. T. Waterman
    T. T. Waterman was an American anthropologist and ethnographer known for his work documenting Native Californian cultures in the early 20th century.
  • D. John Champion
    John Champion was a screenwriter best known for his work on the 1957 disaster film "Zero Hour!", whose plot later served as the basis for the comedy "Airplane!".
  • E. Harlan Crow
    Harlan Crow is an American real estate investor, conservative political donor, and collector of historical artifacts, known for his leadership of Crow Holdings and his influence in Republican circles.
  • 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_69ca82be7ba8819087de0147e9292c83 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb4447dbc48190affb0f34f6c85f5a completed March 31, 2026, 3:49 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ccbedc48108190bcf98a82b9625250 completed April 1, 2026, 6:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ccc30f1fc48190991e0caa9ea6e735 completed April 1, 2026, 7:02 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ccd7eca618819081e0c5452c8b1960 completed April 1, 2026, 8:31 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:36 p.m.