Triple
T108077
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | USA PATRIOT Act |
E2181
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorizes |
P273
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
National Security Letters
National Security Letters are secret administrative subpoenas used primarily by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to obtain information such as phone, email, and financial records without prior judicial approval, often accompanied by gag orders.
|
E10927
|
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: National Security Letters | Statement: [USA PATRIOT Act, authorizes, National Security Letters]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Security Letters Context triple: [USA PATRIOT Act, authorizes, National Security Letters]
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A.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is a specialized U.S. federal court that reviews and authorizes government requests for electronic surveillance and other intelligence-gathering activities for national security purposes.
-
B.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information, particularly for national security and counterintelligence purposes.
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C.
Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act is a U.S. law that grants the public the right to access records from federal government agencies, promoting transparency and accountability.
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D.
USA PATRIOT Act
The USA PATRIOT Act is a U.S. federal law enacted after the September 11, 2001 attacks that expanded government surveillance, intelligence-gathering, and anti-money-laundering powers in the name of counterterrorism and national security.
-
E.
Presidential Records Act
The Presidential Records Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the creation, management, and public ownership of official records of presidents and vice presidents.
- 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: National Security Letters Triple: [USA PATRIOT Act, authorizes, National Security Letters]
Generated description
National Security Letters are secret administrative subpoenas used primarily by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to obtain information such as phone, email, and financial records without prior judicial approval, often accompanied by gag orders.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Security Letters Target entity description: National Security Letters are secret administrative subpoenas used primarily by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to obtain information such as phone, email, and financial records without prior judicial approval, often accompanied by gag orders.
-
A.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is a specialized U.S. federal court that reviews and authorizes government requests for electronic surveillance and other intelligence-gathering activities for national security purposes.
-
B.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information, particularly for national security and counterintelligence purposes.
-
C.
Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act is a U.S. law that grants the public the right to access records from federal government agencies, promoting transparency and accountability.
-
D.
USA PATRIOT Act
The USA PATRIOT Act is a U.S. federal law enacted after the September 11, 2001 attacks that expanded government surveillance, intelligence-gathering, and anti-money-laundering powers in the name of counterterrorism and national security.
-
E.
Presidential Records Act
The Presidential Records Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the creation, management, and public ownership of official records of presidents and vice presidents.
- 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_69a24fcdaeb48190a2d796677e4b3281 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a256ccce548190a7b20d999a6c8df1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a275e81aa48190827b634822e25058 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2772d526881909052faae2b3b9829 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a277a7c6a08190820993e8de80d21a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:20 a.m.