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]
  • 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
  • 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.