Triple
T8177306
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shields |
E190968
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Shields
Thomas Shields is a personal name that may refer to multiple individuals across various fields, such as sports, politics, or the arts.
|
E716395
|
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: Thomas Shields | Statement: [Shields, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Shields]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Shields Context triple: [Shields, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Shields]
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A.
Roger Carbury
Roger Carbury is a principled, old-fashioned English squire and cousin to the protagonist in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," representing traditional rural values amid a corrupt modern society.
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B.
Andrew Boone
Andrew Boone is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Boone.
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C.
Tom Curry
Tom Curry was an English football trainer for Manchester United who died as a result of the 1958 Munich air disaster.
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D.
Duncan Henderson
Duncan Henderson was an American film producer and production manager known for his work on major Hollywood films including "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
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E.
Grant Matthews
Grant Matthews is the ambitious, idealistic businessman-turned-presidential-candidate who serves as the central figure in the political drama film "State of the Union."
- 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: Thomas Shields Triple: [Shields, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Shields]
Generated description
Thomas Shields is a personal name that may refer to multiple individuals across various fields, such as sports, politics, or the arts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Shields Target entity description: Thomas Shields is a personal name that may refer to multiple individuals across various fields, such as sports, politics, or the arts.
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A.
Roger Carbury
Roger Carbury is a principled, old-fashioned English squire and cousin to the protagonist in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," representing traditional rural values amid a corrupt modern society.
-
B.
Andrew Boone
Andrew Boone is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Boone.
-
C.
Tom Curry
Tom Curry was an English football trainer for Manchester United who died as a result of the 1958 Munich air disaster.
-
D.
Duncan Henderson
Duncan Henderson was an American film producer and production manager known for his work on major Hollywood films including "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
-
E.
Grant Matthews
Grant Matthews is the ambitious, idealistic businessman-turned-presidential-candidate who serves as the central figure in the political drama film "State of the Union."
- 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_69ccbf75bf2481908d585f7017be36a5 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 6:47 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ccc313ba7c81909b9ee65b37ed165e |
completed | April 1, 2026, 7:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ccd85aa2888190bd167148b21a3f93 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:40 p.m.