Triple

T15329896
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tom Kane E366504 entity
Predicate hasRival P1375 FINISHED
Object Ben Zajac
Ben Zajac is a young, ambitious Chicago politician who emerges as a key rival to Mayor Tom Kane in the TV series "Boss."
 E1150008 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: Ben Zajac | Statement: [Tom Kane, hasRival, Ben Zajac]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ben Zajac
Context triple: [Tom Kane, hasRival, Ben Zajac]
  • A. Al Schmid
    Al Schmid was a highly decorated U.S. Marine and World War II hero whose story of bravery and resilience was dramatized in the film "Pride of the Marines."
  • B. John Paul Bucyk
    John Paul "Johnny" Bucyk is a Hall of Fame Canadian ice hockey left winger best known for his long and prolific career with the Boston Bruins in the NHL.
  • C. Ray Ploshansky
    Ray Ploshansky is a cynical, neurotic coffee shop manager and central supporting character on the television series "Girls," known for his complicated relationships and sharp, often abrasive wit.
  • D. Adam Oates
    Adam Oates is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center and Hall of Famer renowned as one of the NHL’s greatest playmakers and assist leaders.
  • E. Paul Crosby
    Paul Crosby is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the multi-platinum band Saliva.
  • 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: Ben Zajac
Triple: [Tom Kane, hasRival, Ben Zajac]
Generated description
Ben Zajac is a young, ambitious Chicago politician who emerges as a key rival to Mayor Tom Kane in the TV series "Boss."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ben Zajac
Target entity description: Ben Zajac is a young, ambitious Chicago politician who emerges as a key rival to Mayor Tom Kane in the TV series "Boss."
  • A. Al Schmid
    Al Schmid was a highly decorated U.S. Marine and World War II hero whose story of bravery and resilience was dramatized in the film "Pride of the Marines."
  • B. John Paul Bucyk
    John Paul "Johnny" Bucyk is a Hall of Fame Canadian ice hockey left winger best known for his long and prolific career with the Boston Bruins in the NHL.
  • C. Ray Ploshansky
    Ray Ploshansky is a cynical, neurotic coffee shop manager and central supporting character on the television series "Girls," known for his complicated relationships and sharp, often abrasive wit.
  • D. Adam Oates
    Adam Oates is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center and Hall of Famer renowned as one of the NHL’s greatest playmakers and assist leaders.
  • E. Paul Crosby
    Paul Crosby is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the multi-platinum band Saliva.
  • 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_69d85a121520819093dcce999fdefe1a completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e03e0161ac8190aa1d52c063c02ad0 completed April 16, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fef8b1b2d08190a158bf65535ad750 completed May 9, 2026, 9:04 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fefb10ba78819094948f5401702e79 completed May 9, 2026, 9:14 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fefbad7de08190aa2479ec0243e3a6 completed May 9, 2026, 9:17 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:17 a.m.