Triple
T19744753
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nicholson Baker |
E474220
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act
Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act is a nonfiction book by Nicholson Baker that investigates U.S. government secrecy and declassified documents through the lens of the Freedom of Information Act.
|
E1393156
|
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: Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act | Statement: [Nicholson Baker, notableWork, Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act Context triple: [Nicholson Baker, notableWork, Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act]
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A.
Act on the Openness of Government Activities
The Act on the Openness of Government Activities is a key Finnish transparency law that guarantees public access to official documents and promotes open, accountable government administration.
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B.
The Intercept
The Intercept is an online news publication known for its investigative journalism, focus on national security and civil liberties, and adversarial reporting on government and corporate power.
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C.
Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free
"Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free" is a nonfiction book by Cory Doctorow that critiques modern copyright and digital rights regimes while advocating for open culture and user freedoms in the digital age.
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D.
The Snowden Files
The Snowden Files is a non-fiction book by journalist Luke Harding that chronicles Edward Snowden’s NSA revelations and their global impact.
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E.
Before the Fact
Before the Fact is a 1932 psychological crime novel by Anthony Berkeley Cox (writing as Francis Iles), best known as the dark, suspenseful source material for Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Suspicion."
- 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: Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act Triple: [Nicholson Baker, notableWork, Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act]
Generated description
Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act is a nonfiction book by Nicholson Baker that investigates U.S. government secrecy and declassified documents through the lens of the Freedom of Information Act.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act Target entity description: Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act is a nonfiction book by Nicholson Baker that investigates U.S. government secrecy and declassified documents through the lens of the Freedom of Information Act.
-
A.
Act on the Openness of Government Activities
The Act on the Openness of Government Activities is a key Finnish transparency law that guarantees public access to official documents and promotes open, accountable government administration.
-
B.
The Intercept
The Intercept is an online news publication known for its investigative journalism, focus on national security and civil liberties, and adversarial reporting on government and corporate power.
-
C.
Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free
"Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free" is a nonfiction book by Cory Doctorow that critiques modern copyright and digital rights regimes while advocating for open culture and user freedoms in the digital age.
-
D.
The Snowden Files
The Snowden Files is a non-fiction book by journalist Luke Harding that chronicles Edward Snowden’s NSA revelations and their global impact.
-
E.
Before the Fact
Before the Fact is a 1932 psychological crime novel by Anthony Berkeley Cox (writing as Francis Iles), best known as the dark, suspenseful source material for Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Suspicion."
- 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_69d8e51940a0819087bd2996f98da668 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e652923fd48190982c51c39814fd08 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a07b501e7348190bf2b14c98cd7cdb0 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07b60822688190b840b21173c45054 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:10 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a07b6c9fc8c8190825953f50935833e |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:14 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:47 p.m.