Triple

T16056165
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kurtzman E389485 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Paul Kurtzman
Paul Kurtzman is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Kurtzman.
E1193398 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: Paul Kurtzman | Statement: [Kurtzman, hasNotableBearer, Paul Kurtzman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Kurtzman
Context triple: [Kurtzman, hasNotableBearer, Paul Kurtzman]
  • A. Mort Drucker
    Mort Drucker was an American caricaturist and cartoonist best known for his influential, highly detailed movie and television parodies in Mad magazine.
  • B. Steve Gerber
    Steve Gerber was an American comic book writer best known for his innovative, satirical work at Marvel Comics, including creating the cult-favorite character Howard the Duck.
  • C. Harvey Kurtzman
    Harvey Kurtzman was an influential American cartoonist, writer, and editor best known for pioneering satirical comics and shaping modern humor through his work on Mad and other groundbreaking publications.
  • D. Larry Eigner
    Larry Eigner was an American poet associated with the Black Mountain and Language poetry movements, known for his visually spaced, minimalist verse often composed from his wheelchair.
  • E. Al Feldstein
    Al Feldstein was an American writer, artist, and editor best known for transforming Mad magazine into a hugely influential satirical publication during its peak decades.
  • 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: Paul Kurtzman
Triple: [Kurtzman, hasNotableBearer, Paul Kurtzman]
Generated description
Paul Kurtzman is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Kurtzman.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Kurtzman
Target entity description: Paul Kurtzman is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Kurtzman.
  • A. Mort Drucker
    Mort Drucker was an American caricaturist and cartoonist best known for his influential, highly detailed movie and television parodies in Mad magazine.
  • B. Steve Gerber
    Steve Gerber was an American comic book writer best known for his innovative, satirical work at Marvel Comics, including creating the cult-favorite character Howard the Duck.
  • C. Harvey Kurtzman
    Harvey Kurtzman was an influential American cartoonist, writer, and editor best known for pioneering satirical comics and shaping modern humor through his work on Mad and other groundbreaking publications.
  • D. Larry Eigner
    Larry Eigner was an American poet associated with the Black Mountain and Language poetry movements, known for his visually spaced, minimalist verse often composed from his wheelchair.
  • E. Al Feldstein
    Al Feldstein was an American writer, artist, and editor best known for transforming Mad magazine into a hugely influential satirical publication during its peak decades.
  • 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_69d86dae698881908327ef2d67706cb9 completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e183744eac8190946c12d58496bf61 completed April 17, 2026, 12:48 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ffe47a92608190993fe7f2c5957019 completed May 10, 2026, 1:50 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ffe5ced2dc8190922b910d1a6c08d3 completed May 10, 2026, 1:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ffe687c204819092a4a8de0b9d624d completed May 10, 2026, 1:59 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:56 a.m.