Triple

T7139312
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jack Sheppard E166400 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object John Sheppard
John Sheppard, better known as Jack Sheppard, was an infamous early 18th-century English thief and prison escape artist whose daring breakouts made him a legendary folk figure.
 E644661 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: John Sheppard | Statement: [Jack Sheppard, birthName, John Sheppard]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John Sheppard
Context triple: [Jack Sheppard, birthName, John Sheppard]
  • A. Timothy McGee
    Timothy McGee is a technically skilled and intelligent NCIS special agent known for his computer expertise, analytical mind, and evolution from timid rookie to confident investigator on the TV series "NCIS."
  • B. John Hurley
    John Hurley is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
  • C. Matt Kowalski
    Matt Kowalski is a veteran NASA astronaut and spacewalker featured as a central character in the science fiction film "Gravity."
  • D. Kai Dugan
    Kai Dugan is the son of American actress Jennifer Connelly, known primarily for his connection to his famous mother.
  • E. Sam Harper
    Sam Harper is a screenwriter best known for writing family-friendly comedy films such as "Cheaper by the Dozen" and "Freaky Friday."
  • 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: John Sheppard
Triple: [Jack Sheppard, birthName, John Sheppard]
Generated description
John Sheppard, better known as Jack Sheppard, was an infamous early 18th-century English thief and prison escape artist whose daring breakouts made him a legendary folk figure.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John Sheppard
Target entity description: John Sheppard, better known as Jack Sheppard, was an infamous early 18th-century English thief and prison escape artist whose daring breakouts made him a legendary folk figure.
  • A. Timothy McGee
    Timothy McGee is a technically skilled and intelligent NCIS special agent known for his computer expertise, analytical mind, and evolution from timid rookie to confident investigator on the TV series "NCIS."
  • B. John Hurley
    John Hurley is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
  • C. Matt Kowalski
    Matt Kowalski is a veteran NASA astronaut and spacewalker featured as a central character in the science fiction film "Gravity."
  • D. Kai Dugan
    Kai Dugan is the son of American actress Jennifer Connelly, known primarily for his connection to his famous mother.
  • E. Sam Harper
    Sam Harper is a screenwriter best known for writing family-friendly comedy films such as "Cheaper by the Dozen" and "Freaky Friday."
  • 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_69c6888579d481909e05a8d6b81bf733 completed March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6e694cc3c81908b0d54c2496a0722 completed March 27, 2026, 8:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7a34b99048190a8e77cd0fe253611 completed March 28, 2026, 9:45 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7a45e81bc8190bf4c47e3bb5fe077 completed March 28, 2026, 9:50 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7a4f074708190a5ce0a863ffd4f25 completed March 28, 2026, 9:52 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:45 p.m.