Triple

T9724203
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ben Shepherd E235560 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Hunter Benedict Shepherd
Hunter Benedict Shepherd, better known as Ben Shepherd, is an American musician and songwriter best known as the longtime bassist for the rock band Soundgarden.
E817395 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: Hunter Benedict Shepherd | Statement: [Ben Shepherd, birthName, Hunter Benedict Shepherd]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hunter Benedict Shepherd
Context triple: [Ben Shepherd, birthName, Hunter Benedict Shepherd]
  • A. Taylor Bowman
    Taylor Bowman is a character in the television series "Sneaky Pete," involved in the show's web of crime, deception, and complex personal relationships.
  • B. Jude Brennan
    Jude Brennan is a notable figure associated with Worldwide Pants Incorporated, the production company founded by late-night television host David Letterman.
  • C. Aaron Burckhard
    Aaron Burckhard is an American drummer best known as one of the earliest drummers for the grunge band Nirvana during its formative years.
  • D. Julian Breece
    Julian Breece is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on socially conscious film and television projects, including co-writing the biographical drama "Rustin" (2023).
  • E. Brennan Chapman
    Brennan Chapman is a cinematographer known for his work on the animated feature film "The Super Mario Bros. Movie."
  • 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: Hunter Benedict Shepherd
Triple: [Ben Shepherd, birthName, Hunter Benedict Shepherd]
Generated description
Hunter Benedict Shepherd, better known as Ben Shepherd, is an American musician and songwriter best known as the longtime bassist for the rock band Soundgarden.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hunter Benedict Shepherd
Target entity description: Hunter Benedict Shepherd, better known as Ben Shepherd, is an American musician and songwriter best known as the longtime bassist for the rock band Soundgarden.
  • A. Taylor Bowman
    Taylor Bowman is a character in the television series "Sneaky Pete," involved in the show's web of crime, deception, and complex personal relationships.
  • B. Jude Brennan
    Jude Brennan is a notable figure associated with Worldwide Pants Incorporated, the production company founded by late-night television host David Letterman.
  • C. Aaron Burckhard
    Aaron Burckhard is an American drummer best known as one of the earliest drummers for the grunge band Nirvana during its formative years.
  • D. Julian Breece
    Julian Breece is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on socially conscious film and television projects, including co-writing the biographical drama "Rustin" (2023).
  • E. Brennan Chapman
    Brennan Chapman is a cinematographer known for his work on the animated feature film "The Super Mario Bros. Movie."
  • 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_69ca84d0123c819096f9dc3b6abb0881 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9e77096481908ffd315fecb1d5ec completed April 1, 2026, 10:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d19faa064081909c1d23044984a17c completed April 4, 2026, 11:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d1a3cc5420819091ee338da5afe4b7 completed April 4, 2026, 11:50 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1a5f265148190af432e3640221a33 completed April 4, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:21 p.m.