Triple
T3239693
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shrek |
E67937
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedOnWorkBy |
P2806
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Steig
William Steig was an American cartoonist and children’s book author best known for creating the character Shrek, which inspired the popular animated film series.
|
E341039
|
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: William Steig | Statement: [Shrek, basedOnWorkBy, William Steig]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Steig Context triple: [Shrek, basedOnWorkBy, William Steig]
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A.
Ludwig Bemelmans
Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austrian-born American writer and illustrator best known as the creator of the beloved "Madeline" children's book series.
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B.
Eric Carle
Eric Carle was an American author and illustrator best known for his distinctive collage-style artwork and beloved children's books such as "The Very Hungry Caterpillar."
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C.
Christopher Hart
Christopher Hart is a magician and actor best known for portraying the disembodied hand "Thing" in the 1991 film adaptation of The Addams Family and its sequels.
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D.
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein was an American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children’s author best known for his whimsical, poignant books like "The Giving Tree" and "Where the Sidewalk Ends."
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E.
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss was an American children’s author and illustrator renowned for his whimsical rhyming stories and imaginative characters in books such as "The Cat in the Hat" and "Green Eggs and Ham."
- 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: William Steig Triple: [Shrek, basedOnWorkBy, William Steig]
Generated description
William Steig was an American cartoonist and children’s book author best known for creating the character Shrek, which inspired the popular animated film series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Steig Target entity description: William Steig was an American cartoonist and children’s book author best known for creating the character Shrek, which inspired the popular animated film series.
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A.
Ludwig Bemelmans
Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austrian-born American writer and illustrator best known as the creator of the beloved "Madeline" children's book series.
-
B.
Eric Carle
Eric Carle was an American author and illustrator best known for his distinctive collage-style artwork and beloved children's books such as "The Very Hungry Caterpillar."
-
C.
Christopher Hart
Christopher Hart is a magician and actor best known for portraying the disembodied hand "Thing" in the 1991 film adaptation of The Addams Family and its sequels.
-
D.
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein was an American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children’s author best known for his whimsical, poignant books like "The Giving Tree" and "Where the Sidewalk Ends."
-
E.
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss was an American children’s author and illustrator renowned for his whimsical rhyming stories and imaginative characters in books such as "The Cat in the Hat" and "Green Eggs and Ham."
- 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_69ad858d27348190abb61c280b4c86a9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adaef4c0bc819095e4f84296fe7cb6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2774f93448190b8493b457636ae48 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b2786b7d388190ad0d97bd41a60543 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b27c45f6b08190966fbc3fd28664ec |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:41 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:08 p.m.