Triple

T16101212
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Carla J. Shatz E390624 entity
Predicate doctoralAdvisor P167 FINISHED
Object Stephen W. Kuffler
Stephen W. Kuffler is an academic figure known primarily for having served as the doctoral advisor of renowned neuroscientist Carla J. Shatz.
 E1193845 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: Stephen W. Kuffler | Statement: [Carla J. Shatz, doctoralAdvisor, Stephen W. Kuffler]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Stephen W. Kuffler
Context triple: [Carla J. Shatz, doctoralAdvisor, Stephen W. Kuffler]
  • A. Louis F. Edelman
    Louis F. Edelman was an American film and television producer active in the mid-20th century, known for his work on notable crime and drama productions.
  • B. Marvin H. Albert
    Marvin H. Albert was an American author and screenwriter best known for his crime and Western novels, several of which were adapted into films.
  • C. Richard H. Brown
    Richard H. Brown is an American business executive best known for serving as CEO and chairman of Electronic Data Systems (EDS).
  • D. Marshall D. Shulman
    Marshall D. Shulman was an American diplomat and scholar renowned as a leading expert on Soviet foreign policy and U.S.-Soviet relations during the Cold War.
  • E. Richard A. Chaifetz
    Richard A. Chaifetz is an American neuropsychologist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist known for founding ComPsych Corporation and making major contributions to higher education and business schools.
  • 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: Stephen W. Kuffler
Triple: [Carla J. Shatz, doctoralAdvisor, Stephen W. Kuffler]
Generated description
Stephen W. Kuffler is an academic figure known primarily for having served as the doctoral advisor of renowned neuroscientist Carla J. Shatz.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Stephen W. Kuffler
Target entity description: Stephen W. Kuffler is an academic figure known primarily for having served as the doctoral advisor of renowned neuroscientist Carla J. Shatz.
  • A. Louis F. Edelman
    Louis F. Edelman was an American film and television producer active in the mid-20th century, known for his work on notable crime and drama productions.
  • B. Marvin H. Albert
    Marvin H. Albert was an American author and screenwriter best known for his crime and Western novels, several of which were adapted into films.
  • C. Richard H. Brown
    Richard H. Brown is an American business executive best known for serving as CEO and chairman of Electronic Data Systems (EDS).
  • D. Marshall D. Shulman
    Marshall D. Shulman was an American diplomat and scholar renowned as a leading expert on Soviet foreign policy and U.S.-Soviet relations during the Cold War.
  • E. Richard A. Chaifetz
    Richard A. Chaifetz is an American neuropsychologist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist known for founding ComPsych Corporation and making major contributions to higher education and business schools.
  • 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_69d87f198bc48190a8b7e53ca15b7ead completed April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e1ff68686481909517eed4266729ca completed April 17, 2026, 9:37 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ffeb9d6140819087f9b3dc549c4aec completed May 10, 2026, 2:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ffec273abc8190b050c50a395488ba completed May 10, 2026, 2:23 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ffecbd817881909cd8e8c69be1726f completed May 10, 2026, 2:26 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5 a.m.