Triple

T2798042
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ben Shahn E53085 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Shahn
Shahn is a surname most notably associated with Ben Shahn, a Lithuanian-born American artist known for his social realism and political activism.
 E298377 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: Shahn | Statement: [Ben Shahn, familyName, Shahn]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shahn
Context triple: [Ben Shahn, familyName, Shahn]
  • A. Jules Bihari
    Jules Bihari was an American record executive and producer best known as one of the Bihari brothers who helped shape postwar blues and early rock and roll through their work with labels like Modern and Kent Records.
  • B. Santha Faiia
    Santha Faiia is a photographer known for her work documenting ancient sacred sites and for being married to author and researcher Graham Hancock.
  • C. Dorla Gondi
    Dorla Gondi is a regional dialect of the Gondi language spoken by the Dorla subgroup of the Gondi people in central India.
  • D. Saul Bihari
    Saul Bihari was an American record executive and music publisher best known as a co-founder of the influential R&B and blues label Kent Records.
  • E. Ellora Torchia
    Ellora Torchia is a British actress known for her roles in films such as "Midsommar" and various acclaimed television and stage productions.
  • 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: Shahn
Triple: [Ben Shahn, familyName, Shahn]
Generated description
Shahn is a surname most notably associated with Ben Shahn, a Lithuanian-born American artist known for his social realism and political activism.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shahn
Target entity description: Shahn is a surname most notably associated with Ben Shahn, a Lithuanian-born American artist known for his social realism and political activism.
  • A. Jules Bihari
    Jules Bihari was an American record executive and producer best known as one of the Bihari brothers who helped shape postwar blues and early rock and roll through their work with labels like Modern and Kent Records.
  • B. Santha Faiia
    Santha Faiia is a photographer known for her work documenting ancient sacred sites and for being married to author and researcher Graham Hancock.
  • C. Dorla Gondi
    Dorla Gondi is a regional dialect of the Gondi language spoken by the Dorla subgroup of the Gondi people in central India.
  • D. Saul Bihari
    Saul Bihari was an American record executive and music publisher best known as a co-founder of the influential R&B and blues label Kent Records.
  • E. Ellora Torchia
    Ellora Torchia is a British actress known for her roles in films such as "Midsommar" and various acclaimed television and stage productions.
  • 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_69ab495a90788190941b6917e1eca3a6 completed March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abddf204148190a53f3f30d645d94c completed March 7, 2026, 8:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afc66798148190bd7b163043167409 completed March 10, 2026, 7:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afc6e808708190a6fecd30f47d7e5a completed March 10, 2026, 7:23 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afc766c2508190af1d598eb18d38f7 completed March 10, 2026, 7:25 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:58 p.m.