Triple
T17505588
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edge.org |
E426306
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasContributor |
P4244
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nicholas Carr
Nicholas Carr is an American writer and technology critic best known for his influential essays and books on how the internet and digital media affect cognition, culture, and work.
|
E1272620
|
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: Nicholas Carr | Statement: [Edge.org, hasContributor, Nicholas Carr]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Carr Context triple: [Edge.org, hasContributor, Nicholas Carr]
-
A.
Sven Birkerts
Sven Birkerts is an American essayist and literary critic best known for his reflections on reading, literature, and the impact of digital technology on culture.
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B.
Gunnar Birkerts
Gunnar Birkerts was a Latvian-American modernist architect renowned for his innovative, sculptural designs for cultural and institutional buildings in the United States.
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C.
Brian Christian
Brian Christian is a music producer known for his work on Lou Reed’s collaborative album "Blue with Lou."
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D.
Joel Garreau
Joel Garreau is an American journalist and author best known for popularizing the concept of the "edge city" in urban studies.
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E.
Bob Meyrowitz
Bob Meyrowitz is an American media executive best known for creating and launching the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which helped popularize modern mixed martial arts.
- 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: Nicholas Carr Triple: [Edge.org, hasContributor, Nicholas Carr]
Generated description
Nicholas Carr is an American writer and technology critic best known for his influential essays and books on how the internet and digital media affect cognition, culture, and work.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Carr Target entity description: Nicholas Carr is an American writer and technology critic best known for his influential essays and books on how the internet and digital media affect cognition, culture, and work.
-
A.
Sven Birkerts
Sven Birkerts is an American essayist and literary critic best known for his reflections on reading, literature, and the impact of digital technology on culture.
-
B.
Gunnar Birkerts
Gunnar Birkerts was a Latvian-American modernist architect renowned for his innovative, sculptural designs for cultural and institutional buildings in the United States.
-
C.
Brian Christian
Brian Christian is a music producer known for his work on Lou Reed’s collaborative album "Blue with Lou."
-
D.
Joel Garreau
Joel Garreau is an American journalist and author best known for popularizing the concept of the "edge city" in urban studies.
-
E.
Bob Meyrowitz
Bob Meyrowitz is an American media executive best known for creating and launching the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which helped popularize modern mixed martial arts.
- 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_69d889dd9164819087b1dc3c9240c870 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e452159c28819084b2cba4313ddf28 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 3:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01c20a6370819098b4876ca8ff1ebf |
completed | May 11, 2026, 11:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a01c3881f6081908f13c4033933b252 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 11:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a01c41859008190b786bdc2c09f24d1 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 11:57 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:48 a.m.