Triple

T1796453
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael Shermer E39614 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Shermer
Shermer is the surname of Michael Shermer, an American science writer and founder of The Skeptics Society known for promoting scientific skepticism.
 E201269 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: Shermer | Statement: [Michael Shermer, familyName, Shermer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shermer
Context triple: [Michael Shermer, familyName, Shermer]
  • A. Redlands
    Redlands is a historic city in Southern California known for its citrus-growing heritage, Victorian architecture, and role as an educational and cultural hub in the Inland Empire.
  • B. Berkley
    Berkley is a small rural town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, known for its quiet residential character and proximity to the Taunton River.
  • C. Shafter
    Shafter is a surname most notably associated with William R. Shafter, a U.S. Army general who served in the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War.
  • D. Seymour
    Seymour is a small unincorporated community and suburban area in eastern Tennessee, situated near Knoxville in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.
  • E. Hughson
    Hughson is a small agricultural city located in California’s Central Valley.
  • 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: Shermer
Triple: [Michael Shermer, familyName, Shermer]
Generated description
Shermer is the surname of Michael Shermer, an American science writer and founder of The Skeptics Society known for promoting scientific skepticism.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shermer
Target entity description: Shermer is the surname of Michael Shermer, an American science writer and founder of The Skeptics Society known for promoting scientific skepticism.
  • A. Redlands
    Redlands is a historic city in Southern California known for its citrus-growing heritage, Victorian architecture, and role as an educational and cultural hub in the Inland Empire.
  • B. Berkley
    Berkley is a small rural town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, known for its quiet residential character and proximity to the Taunton River.
  • C. Shafter
    Shafter is a surname most notably associated with William R. Shafter, a U.S. Army general who served in the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War.
  • D. Seymour
    Seymour is a small unincorporated community and suburban area in eastern Tennessee, situated near Knoxville in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.
  • E. Hughson
    Hughson is a small agricultural city located in California’s Central Valley.
  • 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_69a88632aa588190ba3978fde0db5bbd completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa653ef7f481908226ff71afca672a completed March 6, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adb5d49d7481909dcb5cc54b92e3cc completed March 8, 2026, 5:45 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adb8b626688190b4953d4549339dea completed March 8, 2026, 5:58 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adb9253fa08190bfb7d245208150c0 completed March 8, 2026, 6 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.