Triple
T14068533
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Jelani Cobb |
E338539
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism
The Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism is an endowed academic chair in journalism, notably held by historian and writer Jelani Cobb at Columbia University.
|
E1077389
|
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: Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism | Statement: [Jelani Cobb, positionHeld, Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism Context triple: [Jelani Cobb, positionHeld, Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism]
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A.
Knight Professor of Business Journalism
The Knight Professor of Business Journalism is an endowed academic chair at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism focused on teaching and advancing the coverage of business and economic issues.
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B.
Sather Professorship of Public Address
The Sather Professorship of Public Address is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of California, Berkeley, focused on the study and teaching of rhetoric, public speaking, and persuasive communication.
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C.
Steven H. Chaffee Professor of Communication
The Steven H. Chaffee Professor of Communication is an endowed academic chair in communication studies named in honor of influential communication scholar Steven H. Chaffee.
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D.
Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law
The Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law is a distinguished endowed chair at Columbia Law School named in honor of renowned legal scholar Walter Gellhorn.
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E.
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is a nationally renowned journalism school known for its professional news programs, strong industry partnerships, and emphasis on hands-on media training.
- 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: Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism Triple: [Jelani Cobb, positionHeld, Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism]
Generated description
The Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism is an endowed academic chair in journalism, notably held by historian and writer Jelani Cobb at Columbia University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism Target entity description: The Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism is an endowed academic chair in journalism, notably held by historian and writer Jelani Cobb at Columbia University.
-
A.
Knight Professor of Business Journalism
The Knight Professor of Business Journalism is an endowed academic chair at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism focused on teaching and advancing the coverage of business and economic issues.
-
B.
Sather Professorship of Public Address
The Sather Professorship of Public Address is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of California, Berkeley, focused on the study and teaching of rhetoric, public speaking, and persuasive communication.
-
C.
Steven H. Chaffee Professor of Communication
The Steven H. Chaffee Professor of Communication is an endowed academic chair in communication studies named in honor of influential communication scholar Steven H. Chaffee.
-
D.
Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law
The Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law is a distinguished endowed chair at Columbia Law School named in honor of renowned legal scholar Walter Gellhorn.
-
E.
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is a nationally renowned journalism school known for its professional news programs, strong industry partnerships, and emphasis on hands-on media training.
- 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.