Triple

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Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Stephen Gary Wozniak E133937 entity
Predicate hasGivenName P17 FINISHED
Object Steve
Steve is the familiar given name of Stephen Gary Wozniak, the pioneering American computer engineer and co-founder of Apple Inc.
E573998 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: Steve | Statement: [Stephen Gary Wozniak, hasGivenName, Steve]

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: Steve
Context triple: [Stephen Gary Wozniak, hasGivenName, Steve]
  • A. Steve
    Steve is a central white homeowner character in the play "Clybourne Park," often embodying the tensions and awkward defenses of privilege in the story’s exploration of race and gentrification.
  • B. Steven
    Steven is the given first name of American film producer and New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch.
  • C. Steven
    Steven is the given first name of Steve Albini, the influential American musician, recording engineer, and producer known for his work with numerous alternative rock bands.
  • D. Steven
    Steven is the birth name of Steve Jobs, the influential co-founder and longtime leader of Apple Inc.
  • E. Steven
    Steven is the given name of renowned American filmmaker Steven Spielberg.
  • 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: Steve
Target entity description: Steve is the familiar given name of Stephen Gary Wozniak, the pioneering American computer engineer and co-founder of Apple Inc.
  • A. Steve
    Steve is a central white homeowner character in the play "Clybourne Park," often embodying the tensions and awkward defenses of privilege in the story’s exploration of race and gentrification.
  • B. Steven
    Steven is a masculine given name of English origin, often used as a variant of Stephen.
  • C. Steven
    Steven is the given first name of American film producer and New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch.
  • D. Steven
    Steven is the given name of renowned American filmmaker Steven Spielberg.
  • E. Steven
    Steven is the birth name of Steve Jobs, the influential co-founder and longtime leader of Apple Inc.
  • 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: Steve
Triple: [Stephen Gary Wozniak, hasGivenName, Steve]
Generated description
Steve is the familiar given name of Stephen Gary Wozniak, the pioneering American computer engineer and co-founder of Apple Inc.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c0087361a48190905c6b55969852b8 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c04f80ec108190ae9711727debb061 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c14143bf008190ba804ae094ffb71c ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c14766c4d48190afe011afb45543dc ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c146ee5ff481908a34959b866e8f83 nedg completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:06 p.m.