Triple

T5591665
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lanman E146891 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Fritz Lanman
Fritz Lanman is an American technology executive and investor known for his leadership roles at companies like ClassPass and his early investment in and involvement with startups such as Square.
E543372 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Fritz Lanman | Statement: [Lanman, hasNotableBearer, Fritz Lanman]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fritz Lanman
Context triple: [Lanman, hasNotableBearer, Fritz Lanman]
  • A. Donald Oenslager
    Donald Oenslager was an influential American theatrical set designer and educator known for helping shape modern stage design on Broadway in the mid-20th century.
  • B. Fred F. Finklehoffe
    Fred F. Finklehoffe was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films and collaborations with major studios during the 1940s.
  • C. Karl Schaefer
    Karl Schaefer is a television writer and producer best known for co-creating the zombie apocalypse series Z Nation and its Netflix prequel Black Summer.
  • D. Charles Lederer
    Charles Lederer was an American screenwriter known for his sharp, witty scripts on classic Hollywood films such as "His Girl Friday" and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
  • E. Arthur Seid
    Arthur Seid is a film editor known for his work on the classic 1948 crime drama "Force of Evil."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fritz Lanman
Target entity description: Fritz Lanman is an American technology executive and investor known for his leadership roles at companies like ClassPass and his early investment in and involvement with startups such as Square.
  • A. Donald Oenslager
    Donald Oenslager was an influential American theatrical set designer and educator known for helping shape modern stage design on Broadway in the mid-20th century.
  • B. Fred F. Finklehoffe
    Fred F. Finklehoffe was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films and collaborations with major studios during the 1940s.
  • C. Karl Schaefer
    Karl Schaefer is a television writer and producer best known for co-creating the zombie apocalypse series Z Nation and its Netflix prequel Black Summer.
  • D. Charles Lederer
    Charles Lederer was an American screenwriter known for his sharp, witty scripts on classic Hollywood films such as "His Girl Friday" and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
  • E. Arthur Seid
    Arthur Seid is a film editor known for his work on the classic 1948 crime drama "Force of Evil."
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Fritz Lanman
Triple: [Lanman, hasNotableBearer, Fritz Lanman]
Generated description
Fritz Lanman is an American technology executive and investor known for his leadership roles at companies like ClassPass and his early investment in and involvement with startups such as Square.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c009036c408190981a8d690b679b67 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c020a3365c8190bd223226c0a6969f ner completed
NED1 batch_69c07d8c6f8881909ac2018d11f5aef8 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c0879425b88190bf989710847315c9 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c087210d9881909947ea160d3c9fde nedg completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:38 p.m.