Triple
T1302892
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alfred W. McCoy |
E27806
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror
*A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror* is a historical and investigative study by Alfred W. McCoy that traces the development, methods, and global impact of U.S. psychological torture and interrogation practices from the early Cold War through the post-9/11 era.
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E148759
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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: A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror | Statement: [Alfred W. McCoy, notableWork, A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror Context triple: [Alfred W. McCoy, notableWork, A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror]
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A.
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 is a non-fiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the covert operations, internal politics, and controversies of the CIA during the Reagan administration.
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B.
Honorable Men: My Life in the CIA
"Honorable Men: My Life in the CIA" is the memoir of former CIA Director William Colby, recounting his decades in U.S. intelligence and the moral and political controversies surrounding the agency’s activities during his tenure.
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C.
Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country
Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country is a nonfiction book by Andrew Bacevich that critiques the disconnect between the American public, its political leaders, and the all-volunteer military in the era of perpetual war.
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D.
The Decision to Intervene
The Decision to Intervene is a historical study by George F. Kennan analyzing the United States’ involvement in the Russian Civil War and the broader context of early 20th-century foreign policy.
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E.
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.
- 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: A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror Triple: [Alfred W. McCoy, notableWork, A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror]
Generated description
*A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror* is a historical and investigative study by Alfred W. McCoy that traces the development, methods, and global impact of U.S. psychological torture and interrogation practices from the early Cold War through the post-9/11 era.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror Target entity description: *A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror* is a historical and investigative study by Alfred W. McCoy that traces the development, methods, and global impact of U.S. psychological torture and interrogation practices from the early Cold War through the post-9/11 era.
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A.
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 is a non-fiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the covert operations, internal politics, and controversies of the CIA during the Reagan administration.
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B.
Honorable Men: My Life in the CIA
"Honorable Men: My Life in the CIA" is the memoir of former CIA Director William Colby, recounting his decades in U.S. intelligence and the moral and political controversies surrounding the agency’s activities during his tenure.
-
C.
Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country
Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country is a nonfiction book by Andrew Bacevich that critiques the disconnect between the American public, its political leaders, and the all-volunteer military in the era of perpetual war.
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D.
The Decision to Intervene
The Decision to Intervene is a historical study by George F. Kennan analyzing the United States’ involvement in the Russian Civil War and the broader context of early 20th-century foreign policy.
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E.
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.
- 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_69a496d7d83481908f83085854e51328 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c116d7d881908ee631258f80980e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acb3046a888190956f6bedb6ec589f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:21 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acb370c7cc81908a78bb5438416db6 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:23 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69acb409b4d0819081266cf3e6c09164 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:26 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.