Triple

T8177302
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shields E190968 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Jack Shields
Jack Shields is a relatively obscure individual whose primary public mention is as a namesake in records listing notable bearers of the surname Shields.
 E720338 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: Jack Shields | Statement: [Shields, hasNotableBearer, Jack Shields]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Jack Shields
Context triple: [Shields, hasNotableBearer, Jack Shields]
  • A. Larry Shields
    Larry Shields was an influential early 20th-century American jazz clarinetist best known for his work with the Original Dixieland Jass Band.
  • B. Larry Shields
    Larry Shields was a businessman best known for owning the Minnesota Muskies franchise in the American Basketball Association.
  • C. John Shinn
    John Shinn was the founder of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, one of the oldest natural history institutions in the United States.
  • D. Sam Shields
    Sam Shields is a former American football cornerback best known for his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers, with whom he won Super Bowl XLV.
  • E. Glenn Shadix
    Glenn Shadix was an American character actor best known for his eccentric roles in films like "Beetlejuice" and various voice performances in animated works.
  • 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: Jack Shields
Triple: [Shields, hasNotableBearer, Jack Shields]
Generated description
Jack Shields is a relatively obscure individual whose primary public mention is as a namesake in records listing notable bearers of the surname Shields.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Jack Shields
Target entity description: Jack Shields is a relatively obscure individual whose primary public mention is as a namesake in records listing notable bearers of the surname Shields.
  • A. Larry Shields
    Larry Shields was an influential early 20th-century American jazz clarinetist best known for his work with the Original Dixieland Jass Band.
  • B. Larry Shields
    Larry Shields was a businessman best known for owning the Minnesota Muskies franchise in the American Basketball Association.
  • C. John Shinn
    John Shinn was the founder of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, one of the oldest natural history institutions in the United States.
  • D. Sam Shields
    Sam Shields is a former American football cornerback best known for his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers, with whom he won Super Bowl XLV.
  • E. Glenn Shadix
    Glenn Shadix was an American character actor best known for his eccentric roles in films like "Beetlejuice" and various voice performances in animated works.
  • 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_69ca82c1c0a08190bf8692b4d91a03ca completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb4aba0dd88190828080d0d89612eb completed March 31, 2026, 4:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cd347e2d2c81909b3c8d0f922e7c37 completed April 1, 2026, 3:06 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cd36ef47e88190ae96ea2459552247 completed April 1, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cd4e9d362481908283d58b03c7ef9b completed April 1, 2026, 4:58 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:40 p.m.