Triple
T3544948
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sela Ward |
E74972
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howard Sherman
Howard Sherman is an American businessman and film producer best known as the husband of actress Sela Ward.
|
E418038
|
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: Howard Sherman | Statement: [Sela Ward, spouse, Howard Sherman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Sherman Context triple: [Sela Ward, spouse, Howard Sherman]
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A.
Bruce Sherman
Bruce Sherman is an American businessman and investor best known as the principal owner and chairman of Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins.
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B.
Fred Schuler
Fred Schuler is a cinematographer best known for his work on films such as the 1980 comedy "Stir Crazy."
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C.
Howard Bilerman
Howard Bilerman is a Canadian drummer, audio engineer, and record producer best known for his work with Arcade Fire and numerous influential indie rock recordings.
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D.
Vern Schillinger
Vern Schillinger is a fictional white supremacist prison leader and one of the primary antagonists on the HBO series "Oz," portrayed by actor J.K. Simmons.
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E.
Robert Hohman
Robert Hohman is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Glassdoor, a popular platform for anonymous employee reviews and salary information.
- 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: Howard Sherman Triple: [Sela Ward, spouse, Howard Sherman]
Generated description
Howard Sherman is an American businessman and film producer best known as the husband of actress Sela Ward.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Sherman Target entity description: Howard Sherman is an American businessman and film producer best known as the husband of actress Sela Ward.
-
A.
Bruce Sherman
Bruce Sherman is an American businessman and investor best known as the principal owner and chairman of Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins.
-
B.
Fred Schuler
Fred Schuler is a cinematographer best known for his work on films such as the 1980 comedy "Stir Crazy."
-
C.
Howard Bilerman
Howard Bilerman is a Canadian drummer, audio engineer, and record producer best known for his work with Arcade Fire and numerous influential indie rock recordings.
-
D.
Vern Schillinger
Vern Schillinger is a fictional white supremacist prison leader and one of the primary antagonists on the HBO series "Oz," portrayed by actor J.K. Simmons.
-
E.
Robert Hohman
Robert Hohman is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Glassdoor, a popular platform for anonymous employee reviews and salary information.
- 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_69ad85d274cc8190ab59c97298a1cfbf |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbf76c5b08190b898d31b80a3a350 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b57f0989c88190b4c675c7a6ec0e3e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:30 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b57f7f7b9481909d61a79b168a893d |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b57ff830a4819088c3477624f1c148 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:20 p.m.