Triple

T20666297
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Abraham D. Sofaer E507895 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Sofaer
Sofaer is a surname most notably associated with Abraham D. Sofaer, an American legal scholar, former federal judge, and diplomat.
E1444592 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: Sofaer | Statement: [Abraham D. Sofaer, familyName, Sofaer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sofaer
Context triple: [Abraham D. Sofaer, familyName, Sofaer]
  • A. Ein Sof
    Ein Sof is the Kabbalistic term for the infinite, unknowable aspect of God that precedes and transcends all creation and manifestation.
  • B. Sofy
    Sofy is a software testing platform that provides no-code, AI-driven tools for automated mobile and web app testing.
  • C. Sofades
    Sofades is a town and municipality in central Greece, located in the Thessaly region within the Karditsa regional unit.
  • D. Shephard
    Shephard is a variant spelling of the surname "Shepard," commonly used as a family name in English-speaking countries.
  • E. Söphchen
    Söphchen is a German affectionate diminutive form of the given name Sophie.
  • 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: Sofaer
Triple: [Abraham D. Sofaer, familyName, Sofaer]
Generated description
Sofaer is a surname most notably associated with Abraham D. Sofaer, an American legal scholar, former federal judge, and diplomat.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sofaer
Target entity description: Sofaer is a surname most notably associated with Abraham D. Sofaer, an American legal scholar, former federal judge, and diplomat.
  • A. Ein Sof
    Ein Sof is the Kabbalistic term for the infinite, unknowable aspect of God that precedes and transcends all creation and manifestation.
  • B. Sofy
    Sofy is a software testing platform that provides no-code, AI-driven tools for automated mobile and web app testing.
  • C. Sofades
    Sofades is a town and municipality in central Greece, located in the Thessaly region within the Karditsa regional unit.
  • D. Shephard
    Shephard is a variant spelling of the surname "Shepard," commonly used as a family name in English-speaking countries.
  • E. Söphchen
    Söphchen is a German affectionate diminutive form of the given name Sophie.
  • 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_69e0b4c059bc81908ea762cd73ea4424 completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6b5c39dd48190965d65537592aef6 completed April 20, 2026, 11:24 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08cd5fc3e081909087414333b2615e completed May 16, 2026, 8:02 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a08d175eefc8190a5178c0f70f7d79f completed May 16, 2026, 8:20 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a08d23e8ac48190be1726c8e4913b1a completed May 16, 2026, 8:23 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:44 a.m.