Triple
T14874226
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 2019 college admissions bribery scandal |
E349824
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasParticipant |
P149
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Rick Singer
William Rick Singer is the admitted mastermind and central figure behind the 2019 U.S. college admissions bribery scheme, in which he facilitated fraudulent entry of students into elite universities.
|
E1125949
|
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: William Rick Singer | Statement: [2019 college admissions bribery scandal, hasParticipant, William Rick Singer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Rick Singer Context triple: [2019 college admissions bribery scandal, hasParticipant, William Rick Singer]
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A.
Jeff Singer
Jeff Singer is a central character on the 1990s AMC television series "Remember WENN," which follows the staff of a fictional 1930s–40s radio station.
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B.
Grant Singer
Grant Singer is an American music video and film director known for his stylish, atmospheric work with prominent pop and alternative artists.
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C.
Tim Weiner
Tim Weiner is an American journalist and author best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting and his books on the history of U.S. intelligence agencies.
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D.
Brad Cohen
Brad Cohen is an American physician and politician who serves as the mayor of East Brunswick, New Jersey.
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E.
Michael Whittaker
Michael Whittaker is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Whittaker.
- 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: William Rick Singer Triple: [2019 college admissions bribery scandal, hasParticipant, William Rick Singer]
Generated description
William Rick Singer is the admitted mastermind and central figure behind the 2019 U.S. college admissions bribery scheme, in which he facilitated fraudulent entry of students into elite universities.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Rick Singer Target entity description: William Rick Singer is the admitted mastermind and central figure behind the 2019 U.S. college admissions bribery scheme, in which he facilitated fraudulent entry of students into elite universities.
-
A.
Jeff Singer
Jeff Singer is a central character on the 1990s AMC television series "Remember WENN," which follows the staff of a fictional 1930s–40s radio station.
-
B.
Grant Singer
Grant Singer is an American music video and film director known for his stylish, atmospheric work with prominent pop and alternative artists.
-
C.
Tim Weiner
Tim Weiner is an American journalist and author best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting and his books on the history of U.S. intelligence agencies.
-
D.
Brad Cohen
Brad Cohen is an American physician and politician who serves as the mayor of East Brunswick, New Jersey.
-
E.
Michael Whittaker
Michael Whittaker is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Whittaker.
- 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_69d822ee4f408190b6ac3b2fa434f0df |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ded5e3e5d48190a132f2cf012b01e2 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe6b52c12481908d0173a2a3ed854b |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:01 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe6bf09424819095fa5b2e20e8d07d |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe6c6ebe4881909334d772e45403f6 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:06 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:55 a.m.