Triple
T8717517
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William S. Benson |
E206932
|
entity |
| Predicate | middleName |
P143
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Shepard |
E206932
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Shepard | Statement: [William S. Benson, middleName, Shepard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shepard Context triple: [William S. Benson, middleName, Shepard]
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A.
Shepard
chosen
Shepard is the middle name of William S. Benson, a notable figure whose full identity includes this given name.
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B.
Shepard
Shepard is a surname most famously associated with Sam Shepard, the American playwright, actor, and director known for his influential works in contemporary theater and film.
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C.
Commander Shepard
Commander Shepard is the customizable human protagonist of the Mass Effect video game series, known for leading the fight against the Reapers and making pivotal choices that shape the galaxy’s fate.
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D.
Kaidan Alenko
Kaidan Alenko is a human biotic officer and potential squadmate and love interest in the Mass Effect video game series.
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E.
Hawke
Hawke is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the military, and the arts.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca83572d4881909bef3be2b578d539 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc5cdac6988190b9f9cc1f350aae53 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf28df657881908c1fc67c2c777cea |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:41 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:36 p.m.