Triple

T3780435
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hoffman E85402 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Paul Hoffman
Paul Hoffman is a common name shared by several notable individuals, including authors, journalists, and public figures across various fields.
E387778 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: Paul Hoffman | Statement: [Hoffman, hasNotableBearer, Paul Hoffman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Hoffman
Context triple: [Hoffman, hasNotableBearer, Paul Hoffman]
  • A. Paul G. Hoffman
    Paul G. Hoffman was an American automobile executive and public administrator best known for leading post–World War II European recovery efforts and later serving in prominent roles at the United Nations.
  • B. Anthony Kilhoffer
    Anthony Kilhoffer is a Grammy-winning American record producer and audio engineer known for his extensive work with artists like Kanye West and other major hip-hop and pop acts.
  • C. Al Hoffman
    Al Hoffman was a prolific American songwriter best known for co-writing numerous popular standards and classic Disney songs in the mid-20th century.
  • D. Philip Brownstein
    Philip Brownstein was a professional basketball coach best known for leading the early NBA-era Chicago Stags franchise.
  • E. Thomas F. Hofmann
    Thomas F. Hofmann is a German food chemist and academic leader who serves as president of the Technical University of Munich.
  • 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: Paul Hoffman
Triple: [Hoffman, hasNotableBearer, Paul Hoffman]
Generated description
Paul Hoffman is a common name shared by several notable individuals, including authors, journalists, and public figures across various fields.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Hoffman
Target entity description: Paul Hoffman is a common name shared by several notable individuals, including authors, journalists, and public figures across various fields.
  • A. Paul G. Hoffman
    Paul G. Hoffman was an American automobile executive and public administrator best known for leading post–World War II European recovery efforts and later serving in prominent roles at the United Nations.
  • B. Anthony Kilhoffer
    Anthony Kilhoffer is a Grammy-winning American record producer and audio engineer known for his extensive work with artists like Kanye West and other major hip-hop and pop acts.
  • C. Al Hoffman
    Al Hoffman was a prolific American songwriter best known for co-writing numerous popular standards and classic Disney songs in the mid-20th century.
  • D. Philip Brownstein
    Philip Brownstein was a professional basketball coach best known for leading the early NBA-era Chicago Stags franchise.
  • E. Thomas F. Hofmann
    Thomas F. Hofmann is a German food chemist and academic leader who serves as president of the Technical University of Munich.
  • 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_69aed937fa8881908208ef3801060826 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aee3d84d7881909828903896b3cb7f completed March 9, 2026, 3:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4f040676c8190aa3a7952a9d6f62b completed March 14, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4f159d7e88190a76d51378ba141d3 completed March 14, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4f220f9388190b2c3615f713f01f2 completed March 14, 2026, 5:29 a.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:12 p.m.