Triple

T20251199
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shapiro E498558 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Norman Shapiro
Norman Shapiro is an American mathematician and computer scientist known for his contributions to theoretical computer science and formal language theory.
E1506122 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: Norman Shapiro | Statement: [Shapiro, hasNotableBearer, Norman Shapiro]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Shapiro
Context triple: [Shapiro, hasNotableBearer, Norman Shapiro]
  • A. Harold A. Shapiro
    Harold A. Shapiro is a mathematician known for his contributions to approximation theory and numerical analysis, including coauthoring influential works with Philip J. Davis.
  • B. Milton Shulman
    Milton Shulman was a Canadian-born British theatre, film, and television critic best known for his long tenure at the London Evening Standard and his influential writings on popular culture.
  • C. Irwin M. Blum
    Irwin M. Blum is the father of American film and television producer Jason Blum.
  • D. Norman Friedman
    Norman Friedman is a prominent American naval historian and analyst known for his authoritative books on warship design, naval strategy, and military technology.
  • E. Harold T. Shapiro
    Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
  • 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: Norman Shapiro
Triple: [Shapiro, hasNotableBearer, Norman Shapiro]
Generated description
Norman Shapiro is an American mathematician and computer scientist known for his contributions to theoretical computer science and formal language theory.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Shapiro
Target entity description: Norman Shapiro is an American mathematician and computer scientist known for his contributions to theoretical computer science and formal language theory.
  • A. Harold A. Shapiro
    Harold A. Shapiro is a mathematician known for his contributions to approximation theory and numerical analysis, including coauthoring influential works with Philip J. Davis.
  • B. Milton Shulman
    Milton Shulman was a Canadian-born British theatre, film, and television critic best known for his long tenure at the London Evening Standard and his influential writings on popular culture.
  • C. Irwin M. Blum
    Irwin M. Blum is the father of American film and television producer Jason Blum.
  • D. Norman Friedman
    Norman Friedman is a prominent American naval historian and analyst known for his authoritative books on warship design, naval strategy, and military technology.
  • E. Harold T. Shapiro
    Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
  • 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_69da6274c58c81909c646eabed6f4f30 completed April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e673a8b8488190b344df7a65f59684 completed April 20, 2026, 6:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a52875c28819083e888910961856b completed May 17, 2026, 11:43 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a53daee588190a091256cdc942bc3 completed May 17, 2026, 11:48 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a54570b8c819089c7811b89478239 completed May 17, 2026, 11:50 p.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:41 p.m.