Triple

T19478987
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Eric Foner E487328 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Foner
Foner is a surname most notably associated with American historian Eric Foner, renowned for his work on the Civil War and Reconstruction eras.
E1378425 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: Foner | Statement: [Eric Foner, familyName, Foner]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foner
Context triple: [Eric Foner, familyName, Foner]
  • A. Naomi Foner
    Naomi Foner is an American screenwriter and film producer best known for writing the acclaimed drama "Running on Empty" and for being the mother of actors Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal.
  • B. Brinkley
    Brinkley is a surname most notably associated with American newscaster David Brinkley, a pioneering figure in 20th-century broadcast journalism.
  • C. Follett
    Follett is a surname most prominently associated with British author Ken Follett, known for his bestselling historical and thriller novels.
  • D. G. Wood
    G. Wood was an American character actor best known for his supporting roles in films of the 1960s and 1970s, including notable appearances in dark comedies and dramas.
  • E. Freedman
    Freedman is a surname that is a common spelling variant of the name Friedman, often associated with families of Jewish or Eastern European origin.
  • 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: Foner
Triple: [Eric Foner, familyName, Foner]
Generated description
Foner is a surname most notably associated with American historian Eric Foner, renowned for his work on the Civil War and Reconstruction eras.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foner
Target entity description: Foner is a surname most notably associated with American historian Eric Foner, renowned for his work on the Civil War and Reconstruction eras.
  • A. Naomi Foner
    Naomi Foner is an American screenwriter and film producer best known for writing the acclaimed drama "Running on Empty" and for being the mother of actors Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal.
  • B. Brinkley
    Brinkley is a surname most notably associated with American newscaster David Brinkley, a pioneering figure in 20th-century broadcast journalism.
  • C. Follett
    Follett is a surname most prominently associated with British author Ken Follett, known for his bestselling historical and thriller novels.
  • D. G. Wood
    G. Wood was an American character actor best known for his supporting roles in films of the 1960s and 1970s, including notable appearances in dark comedies and dramas.
  • E. Freedman
    Freedman is a surname that is a common spelling variant of the name Friedman, often associated with families of Jewish or Eastern European origin.
  • 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_69d8e8d924388190b847cb15bb3d0aff completed April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e63437b9748190a8fc6bf6b3d90918 completed April 20, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a074053f7b48190a726ef5e285ed62a completed May 15, 2026, 3:48 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a07412a04d0819087c4dc7b5f2742ad completed May 15, 2026, 3:52 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a074197aa14819096a74aab7bca9e3c completed May 15, 2026, 3:53 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:39 p.m.