Triple
T11496728
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Los Angeles Times offices (El Segundo) |
E272552
|
entity |
| Predicate | affiliation |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nant Capital LLC (through ownership of Los Angeles Times)
Nant Capital LLC is a private investment firm founded by billionaire physician and entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong, best known for its ownership of the Los Angeles Times and other media assets.
|
E929173
|
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: Nant Capital LLC (through ownership of Los Angeles Times) | Statement: [Los Angeles Times offices (El Segundo), affiliation, Nant Capital LLC (through ownership of Los Angeles Times)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nant Capital LLC (through ownership of Los Angeles Times) Context triple: [Los Angeles Times offices (El Segundo), affiliation, Nant Capital LLC (through ownership of Los Angeles Times)]
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A.
Tribune Company
Tribune Company was a major American media conglomerate best known for owning prominent newspapers like the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, as well as various television stations.
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B.
Times Mirror Company
Times Mirror Company was a major American media conglomerate best known as the longtime publisher of the Los Angeles Times and other newspapers before its acquisition by Tribune Company.
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C.
Tribune Publications Ltd
Tribune Publications Ltd is the publishing company responsible for producing and distributing the British left-wing political magazine Tribune.
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D.
Hearst Communications
Hearst Communications is a major American mass media and business information conglomerate with interests in television, cable networks, magazines, newspapers, and digital media.
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E.
McClatchy Company
McClatchy Company is a major American newspaper publishing firm that owns numerous regional daily papers and digital news outlets across the United States.
- 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: Nant Capital LLC (through ownership of Los Angeles Times) Triple: [Los Angeles Times offices (El Segundo), affiliation, Nant Capital LLC (through ownership of Los Angeles Times)]
Generated description
Nant Capital LLC is a private investment firm founded by billionaire physician and entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong, best known for its ownership of the Los Angeles Times and other media assets.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nant Capital LLC (through ownership of Los Angeles Times) Target entity description: Nant Capital LLC is a private investment firm founded by billionaire physician and entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong, best known for its ownership of the Los Angeles Times and other media assets.
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A.
Tribune Company
Tribune Company was a major American media conglomerate best known for owning prominent newspapers like the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, as well as various television stations.
-
B.
Times Mirror Company
Times Mirror Company was a major American media conglomerate best known as the longtime publisher of the Los Angeles Times and other newspapers before its acquisition by Tribune Company.
-
C.
Tribune Publications Ltd
Tribune Publications Ltd is the publishing company responsible for producing and distributing the British left-wing political magazine Tribune.
-
D.
Hearst Communications
Hearst Communications is a major American mass media and business information conglomerate with interests in television, cable networks, magazines, newspapers, and digital media.
-
E.
McClatchy Company
McClatchy Company is a major American newspaper publishing firm that owns numerous regional daily papers and digital news outlets across the United States.
- 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_69d6aae1b09881909ce2ded3fa0c14fa |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d85de183f08190abfa36eaabc61dc6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:18 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e60497be2c8190a82362280e51698a |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e610a6de0c8190aabda7ef7b7063a6 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 11:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e61842b8848190b454cee480c69f7a |
completed | April 20, 2026, 12:12 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m.