Triple

T13994090
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Akiva Schaffer E336650 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Schaffer
Schaffer is a surname most notably associated with Akiva Schaffer, an American comedian, writer, and director known for his work with The Lonely Island and on Saturday Night Live.
 E1072905 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: Schaffer | Statement: [Akiva Schaffer, familyName, Schaffer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Schaffer
Context triple: [Akiva Schaffer, familyName, Schaffer]
  • A. Shaffer
    Shaffer is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as literature, law, and the arts.
  • B. Schaeffer
    Schaeffer is a surname most prominently associated with Francis Schaeffer, a 20th-century American evangelical theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor known for his influential writings on Christianity and culture.
  • C. Schafer
    Schafer is a surname of German origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as entertainment, sports, and academia.
  • D. Schäffer
    Schäffer is a German surname associated with various notable figures in politics, academia, and the arts.
  • E. Schieffer
    Schieffer is the surname of Bob Schieffer, a prominent American television journalist and longtime CBS News anchor and moderator.
  • 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: Schaffer
Triple: [Akiva Schaffer, familyName, Schaffer]
Generated description
Schaffer is a surname most notably associated with Akiva Schaffer, an American comedian, writer, and director known for his work with The Lonely Island and on Saturday Night Live.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Schaffer
Target entity description: Schaffer is a surname most notably associated with Akiva Schaffer, an American comedian, writer, and director known for his work with The Lonely Island and on Saturday Night Live.
  • A. Shaffer
    Shaffer is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as literature, law, and the arts.
  • B. Schaeffer
    Schaeffer is a surname most prominently associated with Francis Schaeffer, a 20th-century American evangelical theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor known for his influential writings on Christianity and culture.
  • C. Schafer
    Schafer is a surname of German origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as entertainment, sports, and academia.
  • D. Schäffer
    Schäffer is a German surname associated with various notable figures in politics, academia, and the arts.
  • E. Schieffer
    Schieffer is the surname of Bob Schieffer, a prominent American television journalist and longtime CBS News anchor and moderator.
  • 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_69d81c639e808190a0e4b4f3d31c6a59 completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de2eb53f508190855cd69b8061dd77 completed April 14, 2026, 12:10 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fbac9a7e8c8190a0fd0cd67ff50741 completed May 6, 2026, 9:03 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fbad64934481908ad35366ded9c7a0 completed May 6, 2026, 9:06 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fbae1c5c988190bcc800d701bccca3 completed May 6, 2026, 9:09 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:19 p.m.