Triple
T1821242
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tennessee State University |
E40542
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableAlumnus |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Shaw Jr.
James Shaw Jr. is an American man widely recognized as the "Waffle House hero" for disarming a gunman during a 2018 mass shooting in Tennessee, preventing further loss of life.
|
E202892
|
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: James Shaw Jr. | Statement: [Tennessee State University, hasNotableAlumnus, James Shaw Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Shaw Jr. Context triple: [Tennessee State University, hasNotableAlumnus, James Shaw Jr.]
-
A.
Bryan Shaw
Bryan Shaw is an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher known for his durability and heavy workload out of the bullpen, particularly during his tenure with the Cleveland Indians.
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B.
Joshua Johnson
Joshua Johnson was an American merchant and diplomat of the late 18th century, known for his commercial activities in London and as the father of U.S. First Lady Louisa Catherine Adams.
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C.
Charles McEvers Jr.
Charles McEvers Jr. was an early American financier and broker who helped lay the foundations of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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D.
Christopher Johnson
Christopher Johnson is an American businessman and member of the Johnson family who serves as a principal owner and executive of the New York Jets NFL franchise.
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E.
Michele Lamar Richards
Michele Lamar Richards is an American actress best known for her supporting role in the 1992 romantic thriller film "The Bodyguard."
- 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: James Shaw Jr. Triple: [Tennessee State University, hasNotableAlumnus, James Shaw Jr.]
Generated description
James Shaw Jr. is an American man widely recognized as the "Waffle House hero" for disarming a gunman during a 2018 mass shooting in Tennessee, preventing further loss of life.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Shaw Jr. Target entity description: James Shaw Jr. is an American man widely recognized as the "Waffle House hero" for disarming a gunman during a 2018 mass shooting in Tennessee, preventing further loss of life.
-
A.
Bryan Shaw
Bryan Shaw is an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher known for his durability and heavy workload out of the bullpen, particularly during his tenure with the Cleveland Indians.
-
B.
Joshua Johnson
Joshua Johnson was an American merchant and diplomat of the late 18th century, known for his commercial activities in London and as the father of U.S. First Lady Louisa Catherine Adams.
-
C.
Charles McEvers Jr.
Charles McEvers Jr. was an early American financier and broker who helped lay the foundations of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
-
D.
Christopher Johnson
Christopher Johnson is an American businessman and member of the Johnson family who serves as a principal owner and executive of the New York Jets NFL franchise.
-
E.
Michele Lamar Richards
Michele Lamar Richards is an American actress best known for her supporting role in the 1992 romantic thriller film "The Bodyguard."
- 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_69a8864526c081908a3a4d74f689e2c5 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa662a13208190b4126d92c613760d |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adbf6526f88190907de68a5344a084 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adbff32038819088dffc71e8376821 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:29 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adc084c9b88190a0d53f5c7c459611 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.