Triple

T4174989
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alan Cumming E86453 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Grant Shaffer
Grant Shaffer is an American illustrator, storyboard artist, and graphic novelist known for his work in film, advertising, and publishing.
E418674 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: Grant Shaffer | Statement: [Alan Cumming, spouse, Grant Shaffer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grant Shaffer
Context triple: [Alan Cumming, spouse, Grant Shaffer]
  • A. Jesse Michaels
    Jesse Michaels is an American musician and artist best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the influential ska punk band Operation Ivy.
  • B. Matthew Sharp
    Matthew Sharp is a British musician and performer known for his work as a cellist, baritone, and actor across classical, opera, and contemporary music.
  • C. Shane Van Dyke
    Shane Van Dyke is an American actor, screenwriter, and director known for his work in film and television, often collaborating with members of the Van Dyke family.
  • D. Tobias Stansbury
    Tobias Stansbury was an American militia officer who led U.S. forces during the War of 1812’s Battle of Bladensburg, a key engagement preceding the British capture of Washington, D.C.
  • E. Craig Bierko
    Craig Bierko is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, often playing charismatic or villainous roles.
  • 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: Grant Shaffer
Triple: [Alan Cumming, spouse, Grant Shaffer]
Generated description
Grant Shaffer is an American illustrator, storyboard artist, and graphic novelist known for his work in film, advertising, and publishing.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grant Shaffer
Target entity description: Grant Shaffer is an American illustrator, storyboard artist, and graphic novelist known for his work in film, advertising, and publishing.
  • A. Jesse Michaels
    Jesse Michaels is an American musician and artist best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the influential ska punk band Operation Ivy.
  • B. Matthew Sharp
    Matthew Sharp is a British musician and performer known for his work as a cellist, baritone, and actor across classical, opera, and contemporary music.
  • C. Michael Wilford
    Michael Wilford was a British architect known for his postmodern designs and for continuing the work of James Stirling on prominent cultural and public buildings.
  • D. Shane Van Dyke
    Shane Van Dyke is an American actor, screenwriter, and director known for his work in film and television, often collaborating with members of the Van Dyke family.
  • E. Tobias Stansbury
    Tobias Stansbury was an American militia officer who led U.S. forces during the War of 1812’s Battle of Bladensburg, a key engagement preceding the British capture of Washington, D.C.
  • 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_69aed93de98c8190ad838ce507b77c8a completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69af02e9370481908eda048724261c2b completed March 9, 2026, 5:27 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b57f564c9c8190bfc321c8ec2dac14 completed March 14, 2026, 3:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b58330b1d48190a3af96d3c0e7aa1b completed March 14, 2026, 3:48 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b583ba1fd8819092b7fe73a17dc406 completed March 14, 2026, 3:50 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:45 p.m.