Triple
T15242376
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alfred Cowles Sr. |
E364289
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasRelative |
P367
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alfred Cowles Jr.
Alfred Cowles Jr. was an American economist and statistician best known for founding the Cowles Commission, a pioneering research institution in econometrics and economic theory.
|
E364289
|
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: Alfred Cowles Jr. | Statement: [Alfred Cowles Sr., hasRelative, Alfred Cowles Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alfred Cowles Jr. Context triple: [Alfred Cowles Sr., hasRelative, Alfred Cowles Jr.]
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A.
Alfred Cowles Sr.
Alfred Cowles Sr. was an American newspaper executive and publisher best known for helping build the Chicago Tribune into a major media institution.
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B.
Gardner Cowles Jr.
Gardner Cowles Jr. was an American newspaper and magazine publisher best known as a co-founder of Look magazine and a prominent figure in mid-20th-century U.S. media.
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C.
Robert J. Collier
Robert J. Collier was an American publisher and aviation advocate best known for his support of early aeronautics and for lending his name to the prestigious Collier Trophy in aviation.
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D.
Clay Felker
Clay Felker was an influential American magazine editor and journalist best known for shaping the style and voice of modern city magazines and helping launch the careers of prominent New Journalism writers.
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E.
Donald E. Graham
Donald E. Graham is an American businessman and publisher best known for leading The Washington Post through significant periods of journalistic and corporate transformation.
- 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: Alfred Cowles Jr. Triple: [Alfred Cowles Sr., hasRelative, Alfred Cowles Jr.]
Generated description
Alfred Cowles Jr. was an American economist and statistician best known for founding the Cowles Commission, a pioneering research institution in econometrics and economic theory.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alfred Cowles Jr. Target entity description: Alfred Cowles Jr. was an American economist and statistician best known for founding the Cowles Commission, a pioneering research institution in econometrics and economic theory.
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A.
Alfred Cowles Sr.
chosen
Alfred Cowles Sr. was an American newspaper executive and publisher best known for helping build the Chicago Tribune into a major media institution.
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B.
Gardner Cowles Jr.
Gardner Cowles Jr. was an American newspaper and magazine publisher best known as a co-founder of Look magazine and a prominent figure in mid-20th-century U.S. media.
-
C.
Robert J. Collier
Robert J. Collier was an American publisher and aviation advocate best known for his support of early aeronautics and for lending his name to the prestigious Collier Trophy in aviation.
-
D.
Clay Felker
Clay Felker was an influential American magazine editor and journalist best known for shaping the style and voice of modern city magazines and helping launch the careers of prominent New Journalism writers.
-
E.
Donald E. Graham
Donald E. Graham is an American businessman and publisher best known for leading The Washington Post through significant periods of journalistic and corporate transformation.
- F. None of above.
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_69d85a0dde7481908fc64d1e82d5d20d |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e007dcc33081908545ea1a1d2c19fe |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fedd41b7c48190917385c6c61370b2 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fedf49f1c88190857cb1555e98c97e |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fee06a90448190b7733aa5ee8a5d62 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:21 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:13 a.m.