Triple

T9303488
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steven Levitt E223824 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Levitt
Levitt is the surname of American economist and author Steven Levitt, best known as the co-author of the book "Freakonomics."
 E790044 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: Levitt | Statement: [Steven Levitt, familyName, Levitt]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Levitt
Context triple: [Steven Levitt, familyName, Levitt]
  • A. Levy
    Levy is a variant spelling of the name Levi, commonly used as a Jewish surname and sometimes as a given name.
  • B. Levine
    Levine is a common Jewish surname of Hebrew origin, often associated with descendants of the Levitical priestly class.
  • C. Levshitz
    Levshitz is an alternative transliteration of the Russian surname Lifshitz, commonly associated with several notable scientists and intellectuals.
  • D. Logevall
    Logevall is the surname of Fredrik Logevall, a prominent historian known for his work on the Vietnam War and American foreign policy.
  • E. Levinson
    Levinson is a surname of Jewish and Slavic origin, typically meaning "son of Levin" or "son of Levi."
  • 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: Levitt
Triple: [Steven Levitt, familyName, Levitt]
Generated description
Levitt is the surname of American economist and author Steven Levitt, best known as the co-author of the book "Freakonomics."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Levitt
Target entity description: Levitt is the surname of American economist and author Steven Levitt, best known as the co-author of the book "Freakonomics."
  • A. Levy
    Levy is a variant spelling of the name Levi, commonly used as a Jewish surname and sometimes as a given name.
  • B. Levine
    Levine is a common Jewish surname of Hebrew origin, often associated with descendants of the Levitical priestly class.
  • C. Levshitz
    Levshitz is an alternative transliteration of the Russian surname Lifshitz, commonly associated with several notable scientists and intellectuals.
  • D. Logevall
    Logevall is the surname of Fredrik Logevall, a prominent historian known for his work on the Vietnam War and American foreign policy.
  • E. Levinson
    Levinson is a surname of Jewish and Slavic origin, typically meaning "son of Levin" or "son of Levi."
  • 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_69ca8424d0f08190831e2e93c6533aeb completed March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd08d4c5e48190aa8c744a158e5fbb completed April 1, 2026, noon
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d0b26ae3c881909e88f0253e73f0ea completed April 4, 2026, 6:40 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d0b3ba0bd88190873816ec7e7929a7 completed April 4, 2026, 6:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d0b49ec4c88190a48909e7022d7e60 completed April 4, 2026, 6:50 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:36 p.m.