Triple
T16028148
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alison Berns |
E388770
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasFamilyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Berns
Berns is the surname of Alison Berns, an American former radio and television personality best known for her long-term marriage to broadcaster Howard Stern.
|
E1189261
|
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: Berns | Statement: [Alison Berns, hasFamilyName, Berns]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berns Context triple: [Alison Berns, hasFamilyName, Berns]
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A.
Bern
Bern is the capital city of Switzerland, known for its well-preserved medieval old town and role as a political and cultural center.
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B.
Berkheim
Berkheim is a small municipality in the district of Biberach in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
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C.
Boerne
Boerne is a small, historic town in south-central Texas known for its German heritage, charming downtown, and scenic Hill Country surroundings.
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D.
Nordhoff
Nordhoff is a surname most notably associated with American author and journalist Charles Nordhoff.
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E.
Bloomfield
Bloomfield is a small city in southeastern Iowa that serves as the county seat of Davis County.
- 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: Berns Triple: [Alison Berns, hasFamilyName, Berns]
Generated description
Berns is the surname of Alison Berns, an American former radio and television personality best known for her long-term marriage to broadcaster Howard Stern.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berns Target entity description: Berns is the surname of Alison Berns, an American former radio and television personality best known for her long-term marriage to broadcaster Howard Stern.
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A.
Bern
Bern is the capital city of Switzerland, known for its well-preserved medieval old town and role as a political and cultural center.
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B.
Berkheim
Berkheim is a small municipality in the district of Biberach in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
-
C.
Boerne
Boerne is a small, historic town in south-central Texas known for its German heritage, charming downtown, and scenic Hill Country surroundings.
-
D.
Nordhoff
Nordhoff is a surname most notably associated with American author and journalist Charles Nordhoff.
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E.
Bloomfield
Bloomfield is a small city in southeastern Iowa that serves as the county seat of Davis County.
- 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_69d86dada3808190825d5f80d72fbe88 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e183294984819080b8727a3511a21b |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffcf33c6a881909284933ea3b7dd6e |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffd01d545c8190a96cd888223c7fa9 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffd0b3d4b08190b1be30954d5d76c0 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:26 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:56 a.m.