Triple

T4625747
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Saruman E101092 entity
Predicate alias P39 FINISHED
Object Sharkey
Sharkey is the alias Saruman adopts after his fall from power, when he rules tyrannically over the Shire in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings."
 E459227 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: Sharkey | Statement: [Saruman, alias, Sharkey]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sharkey
Context triple: [Saruman, alias, Sharkey]
  • A. Scobie
    Scobie is a surname of Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as the military, politics, and the arts.
  • B. Charlie Croker
    Charlie Croker is the charismatic mastermind thief who leads a high-stakes gold heist in the 2003 film "The Italian Job."
  • C. Eddie Kane
    Eddie Kane was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1950s.
  • D. Gotti
    Gotti is a 1996 television crime drama film in which Armand Assante portrays notorious mob boss John Gotti.
  • E. Gotti
    "Gotti" is a 2018 single by American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, known for its melodic style and inclusion on the expanded version of his debut mixtape, *Day69*.
  • 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: Sharkey
Triple: [Saruman, alias, Sharkey]
Generated description
Sharkey is the alias Saruman adopts after his fall from power, when he rules tyrannically over the Shire in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sharkey
Target entity description: Sharkey is the alias Saruman adopts after his fall from power, when he rules tyrannically over the Shire in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings."
  • A. Scobie
    Scobie is a surname of Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as the military, politics, and the arts.
  • B. Charlie Croker
    Charlie Croker is the charismatic mastermind thief who leads a high-stakes gold heist in the 2003 film "The Italian Job."
  • C. Eddie Kane
    Eddie Kane was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1950s.
  • D. Gotti
    Gotti is a 1996 television crime drama film in which Armand Assante portrays notorious mob boss John Gotti.
  • E. Gotti
    "Gotti" is a 2018 single by American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, known for its melodic style and inclusion on the expanded version of his debut mixtape, *Day69*.
  • 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_69bd43d0497c8190ac23c65c5804846a completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd5a08ef488190af46418229309b0f completed March 20, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bdfaab30508190881828adab92ba22 completed March 21, 2026, 1:55 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bdfb5502c48190b7679941b83e6e0c completed March 21, 2026, 1:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bdff53680c8190a62aace0f0c9f3b3 completed March 21, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:13 p.m.