Triple
T9232906
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brooks |
E221862
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Brooks
David Brooks is an American conservative political and cultural commentator, author, and longtime columnist for The New York Times.
|
E786136
|
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: David Brooks | Statement: [Brooks, hasNotableBearer, David Brooks]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Brooks Context triple: [Brooks, hasNotableBearer, David Brooks]
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A.
Bret Stephens
Bret Stephens is an American conservative journalist and columnist known for his incisive political commentary and foreign policy analysis.
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B.
George F. Will
George F. Will is a prominent American conservative political commentator, columnist, and author known for his erudite writing and long-running syndicated columns on U.S. politics and public affairs.
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C.
Michael Kinsley
Michael Kinsley is an American political journalist and commentator known for his influential work in opinion journalism and his leadership roles at several major publications.
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D.
Frank Rich
Frank Rich is an American essayist and former New York Times theater critic who later became a prominent television producer and creative consultant, notably on acclaimed HBO series.
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E.
Rich Lowry
Rich Lowry is an American conservative political commentator, author, and longtime editor-in-chief of the National Review magazine.
- 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: David Brooks Triple: [Brooks, hasNotableBearer, David Brooks]
Generated description
David Brooks is an American conservative political and cultural commentator, author, and longtime columnist for The New York Times.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Brooks Target entity description: David Brooks is an American conservative political and cultural commentator, author, and longtime columnist for The New York Times.
-
A.
Bret Stephens
Bret Stephens is an American conservative journalist and columnist known for his incisive political commentary and foreign policy analysis.
-
B.
George F. Will
George F. Will is a prominent American conservative political commentator, columnist, and author known for his erudite writing and long-running syndicated columns on U.S. politics and public affairs.
-
C.
Michael Kinsley
Michael Kinsley is an American political journalist and commentator known for his influential work in opinion journalism and his leadership roles at several major publications.
-
D.
Frank Rich
Frank Rich is an American essayist and former New York Times theater critic who later became a prominent television producer and creative consultant, notably on acclaimed HBO series.
-
E.
Rich Lowry
Rich Lowry is an American conservative political commentator, author, and longtime editor-in-chief of the National Review magazine.
- 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_69ca83ed628c8190bc02d641e57f097f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ccee1a7e9881908e0c11f242162017 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d077bb5b10819083fd2de3ed7d69a4 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 2:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d079227348819083cc2c1bb36831f0 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 2:36 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d07980eb1481909450ec1e6537587f |
completed | April 4, 2026, 2:37 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:29 p.m.