Triple
T8177316
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shields |
E190968
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Shields
Michael Shields is a name shared by several notable individuals, including figures involved in high-profile legal cases and public controversies.
|
E726791
|
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: Michael Shields | Statement: [Shields, hasNotableBearer, Michael Shields]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Shields Context triple: [Shields, hasNotableBearer, Michael Shields]
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
Larry Shields
Larry Shields was an influential early 20th-century American jazz clarinetist best known for his work with the Original Dixieland Jass Band.
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D.
Larry Shields
Larry Shields was a businessman best known for owning the Minnesota Muskies franchise in the American Basketball Association.
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E.
Bryan Shaw
Bryan Shaw is an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher known for his durability and heavy workload out of the bullpen, particularly during his tenure with the Cleveland Indians.
- 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: Michael Shields Triple: [Shields, hasNotableBearer, Michael Shields]
Generated description
Michael Shields is a name shared by several notable individuals, including figures involved in high-profile legal cases and public controversies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Shields Target entity description: Michael Shields is a name shared by several notable individuals, including figures involved in high-profile legal cases and public controversies.
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A.
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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Larry Shields
Larry Shields was an influential early 20th-century American jazz clarinetist best known for his work with the Original Dixieland Jass Band.
-
D.
Larry Shields
Larry Shields was a businessman best known for owning the Minnesota Muskies franchise in the American Basketball Association.
-
E.
Bryan Shaw
Bryan Shaw is an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher known for his durability and heavy workload out of the bullpen, particularly during his tenure with the Cleveland Indians.
- 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_69cd94bbdc288190aee5187e95ca7a8d |
completed | April 1, 2026, 9:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cdb20cc18081908269516e49ce0fd3 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cdb44ff9a88190bbcb4a56f9b44dc1 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:40 p.m.