Triple

T383246
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shorter E8724 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Alec Shorter
Alec Shorter is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname Shorter.
E51664 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: Alec Shorter | Statement: [Shorter, hasNotableBearer, Alec Shorter]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alec Shorter
Context triple: [Shorter, hasNotableBearer, Alec Shorter]
  • A. Elissa Leonard
    Elissa Leonard is an American filmmaker and producer known for her work in documentary and independent film, as well as for being married to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell.
  • B. Roberta Joan Anderson
    Roberta Joan Anderson is the birth name of Joni Mitchell, the influential Canadian singer-songwriter and painter known for her poetic lyrics and innovative musical style.
  • C. Patricia Spence
    Patricia Spence was the second wife of British philosopher and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell.
  • D. Joan Templeman
    Joan Templeman is the longtime partner and wife of British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, known for her low public profile despite her association with the Virgin Group founder.
  • E. Alan Shorter
    Alan Shorter was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist known for his avant-garde and experimental contributions to the 1960s jazz scene.
  • 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: Alec Shorter
Triple: [Shorter, hasNotableBearer, Alec Shorter]
Generated description
Alec Shorter is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname Shorter.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alec Shorter
Target entity description: Alec Shorter is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname Shorter.
  • A. Elissa Leonard
    Elissa Leonard is an American filmmaker and producer known for her work in documentary and independent film, as well as for being married to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell.
  • B. Roberta Joan Anderson
    Roberta Joan Anderson is the birth name of Joni Mitchell, the influential Canadian singer-songwriter and painter known for her poetic lyrics and innovative musical style.
  • C. Patricia Spence
    Patricia Spence was the second wife of British philosopher and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell.
  • D. Joan Templeman
    Joan Templeman is the longtime partner and wife of British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, known for her low public profile despite her association with the Virgin Group founder.
  • E. Alan Shorter
    Alan Shorter was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist known for his avant-garde and experimental contributions to the 1960s jazz scene.
  • 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_69a2e7f47dd08190a4e294ccbbe46cd4 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ec40ff8c81909306eb2dfe1512af completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a4177149008190a4b7b252e21dcb09 completed March 1, 2026, 10:39 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a41834c510819093a9405a0bea297a completed March 1, 2026, 10:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4188888ec8190b9dc3efb93bfe627 completed March 1, 2026, 10:44 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.