Triple
T23029894
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alexander Cockburn |
E573426
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthorWith |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jeffrey St. Clair
Jeffrey St. Clair is an American journalist, editor, and political writer best known for his investigative reporting and co-editing the left-wing news site CounterPunch.
|
E1565930
|
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: Jeffrey St. Clair | Statement: [Alexander Cockburn, coAuthorWith, Jeffrey St. Clair]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jeffrey St. Clair Context triple: [Alexander Cockburn, coAuthorWith, Jeffrey St. Clair]
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A.
Kent H. Smith
Kent H. Smith was an American businessman best known as the founder of the specialty chemicals company Lubrizol.
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B.
Kevin Greer
Kevin Greer is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Greer.
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C.
Tim O’Heir
Tim O’Heir is an American sound designer and music producer known for his work on Broadway and in alternative rock, including the revival of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch."
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D.
Steven L. Smith
Steven L. Smith is a former NASA astronaut and engineer best known for his multiple space shuttle missions, including servicing flights to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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E.
David Ray Griffin
David Ray Griffin was an American philosopher and theologian best known for his work in process philosophy and theology, as well as his controversial writings on contemporary political events.
- 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: Jeffrey St. Clair Triple: [Alexander Cockburn, coAuthorWith, Jeffrey St. Clair]
Generated description
Jeffrey St. Clair is an American journalist, editor, and political writer best known for his investigative reporting and co-editing the left-wing news site CounterPunch.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jeffrey St. Clair Target entity description: Jeffrey St. Clair is an American journalist, editor, and political writer best known for his investigative reporting and co-editing the left-wing news site CounterPunch.
-
A.
Kent H. Smith
Kent H. Smith was an American businessman best known as the founder of the specialty chemicals company Lubrizol.
-
B.
Kevin Greer
Kevin Greer is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Greer.
-
C.
Tim O’Heir
Tim O’Heir is an American sound designer and music producer known for his work on Broadway and in alternative rock, including the revival of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch."
-
D.
Steven L. Smith
Steven L. Smith is a former NASA astronaut and engineer best known for his multiple space shuttle missions, including servicing flights to the Hubble Space Telescope.
-
E.
David Ray Griffin
David Ray Griffin was an American philosopher and theologian best known for his work in process philosophy and theology, as well as his controversial writings on contemporary political events.
- 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_69e245b911188190bc3d96326c847969 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f184803e908190b1e58545b9c3d587 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:09 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0bf2b3ac308190bc241acfd02903d8 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 5:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0bf70818608190b6d7c5ee633bb4ce |
completed | May 19, 2026, 5:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0bf76284988190ac4b8f08859aecc6 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 5:38 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:53 p.m.