Triple
T13566984
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rick Smolan |
E324062
|
entity |
| Predicate | name |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Rick Smolan |
E324062
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Rick Smolan | Statement: [Rick Smolan, name, Rick Smolan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rick Smolan Context triple: [Rick Smolan, name, Rick Smolan]
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A.
Rick Smolan
chosen
Rick Smolan is an American photographer and former Time, Life, and National Geographic photojournalist best known for creating the "Day in the Life" book series and for his work documenting large-scale human and technological stories.
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B.
Robert Smolker
Robert Smolker is an environmental advocate best known for co-founding the Environmental Defense Fund, a leading nonprofit focused on environmental protection and policy.
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C.
Eric Slovin
Eric Slovin is an American writer and producer known for his work in television comedy and for being married to actress Amy Ryan.
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D.
Mitch Kertzman
Mitch Kertzman is an American technology executive and entrepreneur best known for his leadership roles in the software and semiconductor industries, including at companies like LSI Logic and Sybase.
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E.
Rich Kleiman
Rich Kleiman is an American sports agent and entrepreneur best known as Kevin Durant’s longtime business partner and co-founder of the sports and entertainment company Boardroom and the investment firm Thirty Five Ventures.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d8076830b48190910a902bae5888e2 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbb00e0188819094fde44f85adb69c |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f76bb3d77c8190a7af2ee7e9b6748a |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:37 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:48 p.m.