Triple

T18780833
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lois Duncan E459251 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Lois Duncan Steinmetz
Lois Duncan Steinmetz, better known as Lois Duncan, was an American author renowned for her suspenseful young adult novels, including "I Know What You Did Last Summer."
E1346358 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: Lois Duncan Steinmetz | Statement: [Lois Duncan, birthName, Lois Duncan Steinmetz]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lois Duncan Steinmetz
Context triple: [Lois Duncan, birthName, Lois Duncan Steinmetz]
  • A. Lois Joan Geiger
    Lois Joan Geiger was the wife of American character actor and humorist Henry Gibson.
  • B. Louise Shofner Nelson
    Louise Shofner Nelson was the wife of legendary American professional golfer Byron Nelson.
  • C. Alice Mendell Starr
    Alice Mendell Starr is the wife of the late American lawyer and former independent counsel Ken Starr, known primarily for her role as his longtime partner and supporter.
  • D. Evelyn Meltzer
    Evelyn Meltzer is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Meltzer.
  • E. Dorothy Goetz
    Dorothy Goetz was the first wife of American composer Irving Berlin, remembered largely for her brief marriage and early death, which deeply influenced his later work.
  • 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: Lois Duncan Steinmetz
Triple: [Lois Duncan, birthName, Lois Duncan Steinmetz]
Generated description
Lois Duncan Steinmetz, better known as Lois Duncan, was an American author renowned for her suspenseful young adult novels, including "I Know What You Did Last Summer."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lois Duncan Steinmetz
Target entity description: Lois Duncan Steinmetz, better known as Lois Duncan, was an American author renowned for her suspenseful young adult novels, including "I Know What You Did Last Summer."
  • A. Lois Joan Geiger
    Lois Joan Geiger was the wife of American character actor and humorist Henry Gibson.
  • B. Louise Shofner Nelson
    Louise Shofner Nelson was the wife of legendary American professional golfer Byron Nelson.
  • C. Alice Mendell Starr
    Alice Mendell Starr is the wife of the late American lawyer and former independent counsel Ken Starr, known primarily for her role as his longtime partner and supporter.
  • D. Evelyn Meltzer
    Evelyn Meltzer is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Meltzer.
  • E. Dorothy Goetz
    Dorothy Goetz was the first wife of American composer Irving Berlin, remembered largely for her brief marriage and early death, which deeply influenced his later work.
  • 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_69d8d396f54c8190ba49db31e8743842 completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5933ee89481908b647802961e4519 completed April 20, 2026, 2:45 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0575a8303c819081ef4380232d7a29 completed May 14, 2026, 7:11 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a057655a6a88190bc766e06c8fcbf75 completed May 14, 2026, 7:14 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0576d85c9c819090def1fec6603342 completed May 14, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:52 a.m.