Triple

T1039542
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael S. Regan E22439 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Regan
Regan is a surname most notably associated with Michael S. Regan, the American environmental regulator and current Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
 E125600 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: Regan | Statement: [Michael S. Regan, familyName, Regan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Regan
Context triple: [Michael S. Regan, familyName, Regan]
  • A. Kathleen
    Kathleen is a feminine given name of Irish origin, derived from the name Catherine and widely used in English-speaking countries.
  • B. Patricia
    Patricia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
  • C. Brooke Blair
    Brooke Blair is a film composer best known for co-scoring the intense thriller "Green Room," often collaborating with his brother Will Blair.
  • D. Kathryn
    Kathryn is a feminine given name, commonly considered a variant spelling of Katherine/Catherine.
  • E. Janet
    Janet is a feminine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, often associated with notable figures in entertainment and public life.
  • 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: Regan
Triple: [Michael S. Regan, familyName, Regan]
Generated description
Regan is a surname most notably associated with Michael S. Regan, the American environmental regulator and current Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Regan
Target entity description: Regan is a surname most notably associated with Michael S. Regan, the American environmental regulator and current Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
  • A. Kathleen
    Kathleen is a feminine given name of Irish origin, derived from the name Catherine and widely used in English-speaking countries.
  • B. Patricia
    Patricia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
  • C. Brooke Blair
    Brooke Blair is a film composer best known for co-scoring the intense thriller "Green Room," often collaborating with his brother Will Blair.
  • D. Kathryn
    Kathryn is a feminine given name, commonly considered a variant spelling of Katherine/Catherine.
  • E. Janet
    Janet is a feminine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, often associated with notable figures in entertainment and public life.
  • 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_69a493d91478819094cc01fb65564bc1 completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b82c69c8819082a71e810be34729 completed March 1, 2026, 10:05 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac4c18692c819092e1045199053a39 completed March 7, 2026, 4:02 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac4ca07ce88190bfbf959adc84a74e completed March 7, 2026, 4:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac4d3f62c881908e189bfe8cbbd2ac completed March 7, 2026, 4:07 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.