Triple
T20719106
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ben Shenkman |
E509260
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRole |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Axe Capital lawyer Ira Schirmer in Billions |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Axe Capital lawyer Ira Schirmer in Billions | Statement: [Ben Shenkman, notableRole, Axe Capital lawyer Ira Schirmer in Billions]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Axe Capital lawyer Ira Schirmer in Billions Context triple: [Ben Shenkman, notableRole, Axe Capital lawyer Ira Schirmer in Billions]
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A.
Caplin & Drysdale
Caplin & Drysdale is a prominent Washington, D.C.–based law firm known for its expertise in tax, bankruptcy, and political law.
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B.
Icahn & Co.
Icahn & Co. is an investment firm and brokerage associated with billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, focusing on securities trading and corporate finance.
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C.
Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP
Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP is a prominent New York-based litigation boutique known for high-profile civil rights, commercial, and public interest cases.
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D.
Shearman & Sterling
Shearman & Sterling is a prominent international law firm headquartered in New York City, known for its work in corporate, financial, and transactional law.
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E.
Kushner Meyer
Kushner Meyer is a surname associated with members of the Kushner family involved in American real estate and business activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Axe Capital lawyer Ira Schirmer in Billions Target entity description: Axe Capital lawyer Ira Schirmer in Billions is a recurring character on the Showtime drama series Billions, portrayed by actor Ben Shenkman as a sharp, cautious in-house attorney navigating the legal and ethical minefields of Bobby Axelrod’s hedge fund.
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A.
Caplin & Drysdale
Caplin & Drysdale is a prominent Washington, D.C.–based law firm known for its expertise in tax, bankruptcy, and political law.
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B.
Icahn & Co.
Icahn & Co. is an investment firm and brokerage associated with billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, focusing on securities trading and corporate finance.
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C.
Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP
Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP is a prominent New York-based litigation boutique known for high-profile civil rights, commercial, and public interest cases.
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D.
Shearman & Sterling
Shearman & Sterling is a prominent international law firm headquartered in New York City, known for its work in corporate, financial, and transactional law.
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E.
Kushner Meyer
Kushner Meyer is a surname associated with members of the Kushner family involved in American real estate and business activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e0b4c4cc648190b45fda6e2b20af56 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c1d39bec8190b3642b0d6d833375 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:16 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:26 p.m.