Triple
T14068527
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Jelani Cobb |
E338539
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress
The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress is a nonfiction book by historian and journalist Jelani Cobb that examines Barack Obama’s presidency as a lens on race, politics, and the complexities of social progress in the United States.
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E1077386
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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: The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress | Statement: [Jelani Cobb, notableWork, The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress Context triple: [Jelani Cobb, notableWork, The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress]
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A.
The Politics of Hope
The Politics of Hope is a collection of essays by historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. that champions liberal democracy and reformist politics in mid-20th-century America.
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B.
From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America
"From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America" is a memoir by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz that blends his personal story with reflections on business, leadership, and social responsibility in the United States.
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C.
Between Hope and History
"Between Hope and History" is a political book by Bill Clinton that outlines his centrist vision, policy priorities, and reflections on his presidency during the 1990s.
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D.
The Democratic Paradox
The Democratic Paradox is a political theory book by Chantal Mouffe that explores the tensions between liberalism and democracy and argues for an “agonistic” model of pluralist democratic politics.
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E.
The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born: From Progressive Neoliberalism to Trump and Beyond
"The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born: From Progressive Neoliberalism to Trump and Beyond" is a political-philosophical work by Nancy Fraser that analyzes the crisis of contemporary capitalism and liberal democracy, tracing the rise of Trumpism to the breakdown of a prior alliance between neoliberal economics and progressive cultural politics.
- 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: The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress Triple: [Jelani Cobb, notableWork, The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress]
Generated description
The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress is a nonfiction book by historian and journalist Jelani Cobb that examines Barack Obama’s presidency as a lens on race, politics, and the complexities of social progress in the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress Target entity description: The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress is a nonfiction book by historian and journalist Jelani Cobb that examines Barack Obama’s presidency as a lens on race, politics, and the complexities of social progress in the United States.
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A.
The Politics of Hope
The Politics of Hope is a collection of essays by historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. that champions liberal democracy and reformist politics in mid-20th-century America.
-
B.
From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America
"From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America" is a memoir by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz that blends his personal story with reflections on business, leadership, and social responsibility in the United States.
-
C.
Between Hope and History
"Between Hope and History" is a political book by Bill Clinton that outlines his centrist vision, policy priorities, and reflections on his presidency during the 1990s.
-
D.
The Democratic Paradox
The Democratic Paradox is a political theory book by Chantal Mouffe that explores the tensions between liberalism and democracy and argues for an “agonistic” model of pluralist democratic politics.
-
E.
The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born: From Progressive Neoliberalism to Trump and Beyond
"The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born: From Progressive Neoliberalism to Trump and Beyond" is a political-philosophical work by Nancy Fraser that analyzes the crisis of contemporary capitalism and liberal democracy, tracing the rise of Trumpism to the breakdown of a prior alliance between neoliberal economics and progressive cultural politics.
- 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_69d81c67ba6c819091935650dfb3b895 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de568d0404819087e0fe37c72162cb |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fcb66aeff8819088239226bbe25fd5 |
completed | May 7, 2026, 3:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fcc17d16008190bfec11ba0c229aae |
completed | May 7, 2026, 4:44 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fcc1fe9bb0819098aa2655330569cb |
completed | May 7, 2026, 4:46 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:21 p.m.