Triple
T19164511
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Tamm |
E469140
|
entity |
| Predicate | participantIn |
P149
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bush administration warrantless wiretapping scandal
The Bush administration warrantless wiretapping scandal was a major U.S. political and legal controversy over the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance of Americans’ communications without court-approved warrants following the September 11 attacks.
|
E1361400
|
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: Bush administration warrantless wiretapping scandal | Statement: [Thomas Tamm, participantIn, Bush administration warrantless wiretapping scandal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bush administration warrantless wiretapping scandal Context triple: [Thomas Tamm, participantIn, Bush administration warrantless wiretapping scandal]
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A.
Billygate scandal
The Billygate scandal was a 1979 political controversy involving President Jimmy Carter’s brother Billy Carter and his financial and lobbying ties to the Libyan government, raising concerns about influence and ethics in the Carter administration.
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B.
Bailgate
Bailgate is a historic street in Lincoln, England, known for its Roman heritage, including landmarks such as Newport Arch, and its mix of shops, restaurants, and period architecture.
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C.
United States v. John W. Dean III
United States v. John W. Dean III is the federal criminal case in which former White House Counsel John Dean pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for his role in the Watergate scandal.
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D.
Watergate scandal
The Watergate scandal was a major 1970s American political scandal involving the Nixon administration’s attempts to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, ultimately leading to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
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E.
FBI ABSCAM operation
The FBI ABSCAM operation was a late-1970s undercover sting in which federal agents posed as wealthy Arab investors to expose political corruption among U.S. public officials.
- 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: Bush administration warrantless wiretapping scandal Triple: [Thomas Tamm, participantIn, Bush administration warrantless wiretapping scandal]
Generated description
The Bush administration warrantless wiretapping scandal was a major U.S. political and legal controversy over the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance of Americans’ communications without court-approved warrants following the September 11 attacks.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bush administration warrantless wiretapping scandal Target entity description: The Bush administration warrantless wiretapping scandal was a major U.S. political and legal controversy over the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance of Americans’ communications without court-approved warrants following the September 11 attacks.
-
A.
Billygate scandal
The Billygate scandal was a 1979 political controversy involving President Jimmy Carter’s brother Billy Carter and his financial and lobbying ties to the Libyan government, raising concerns about influence and ethics in the Carter administration.
-
B.
Bailgate
Bailgate is a historic street in Lincoln, England, known for its Roman heritage, including landmarks such as Newport Arch, and its mix of shops, restaurants, and period architecture.
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C.
United States v. John W. Dean III
United States v. John W. Dean III is the federal criminal case in which former White House Counsel John Dean pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for his role in the Watergate scandal.
-
D.
Watergate scandal
The Watergate scandal was a major 1970s American political scandal involving the Nixon administration’s attempts to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, ultimately leading to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
-
E.
FBI ABSCAM operation
The FBI ABSCAM operation was a late-1970s undercover sting in which federal agents posed as wealthy Arab investors to expose political corruption among U.S. public officials.
- 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_69d8dd09d5a081909ae43c286651ae5a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5f15e2720819084b1707497db26a2 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:26 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a06f25ef2208190842d2b29bee2c8ce |
completed | May 15, 2026, 10:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a06f3864b848190bcc76953e1a261f3 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 10:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a06f4199a588190943d3d45536a228c |
completed | May 15, 2026, 10:23 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 12:06 p.m.