Triple

T15343156

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Clifford May	`E366847`	entity
Predicate	employer	`P7`	FINISHED
Object	Foundation for Defense of Democracies The Foundation for Defense of Democracies is a Washington, D.C.–based think tank focused on foreign policy and national security issues, particularly related to terrorism and the Middle East.	`E1151020`	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: Foundation for Defense of Democracies | Statement: [Clifford May, employer, Foundation for Defense of Democracies]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Context triple: [Clifford May, employer, Foundation for Defense of Democracies]

A. National Endowment for Democracy
The National Endowment for Democracy is a U.S.-based nonprofit foundation that supports and promotes democratic institutions, human rights, and civil society around the world through grants and advocacy.
B. National Democratic Institute
The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that supports and strengthens democratic institutions and practices around the world through citizen participation, openness, and accountability in government.
C. Alliance for Democracy
The Alliance for Democracy is a Nigerian political party historically associated with progressive, pro-democracy politics and strong support in the country’s southwest region.
D. Press Freedom Defense Fund
Press Freedom Defense Fund is a legal and financial support initiative dedicated to defending press freedom and protecting journalists and whistleblowers facing threats or prosecution.
E. Foreign Policy Association
The Foreign Policy Association is a nonpartisan American organization dedicated to educating the public and fostering informed debate on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy.
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: Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Triple: [Clifford May, employer, Foundation for Defense of Democracies]

Generated description

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies is a Washington, D.C.–based think tank focused on foreign policy and national security issues, particularly related to terrorism and the Middle East.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Target entity description: The Foundation for Defense of Democracies is a Washington, D.C.–based think tank focused on foreign policy and national security issues, particularly related to terrorism and the Middle East.

A. National Endowment for Democracy
The National Endowment for Democracy is a U.S.-based nonprofit foundation that supports and promotes democratic institutions, human rights, and civil society around the world through grants and advocacy.
B. National Democratic Institute
The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that supports and strengthens democratic institutions and practices around the world through citizen participation, openness, and accountability in government.
C. Alliance for Democracy
The Alliance for Democracy is a Nigerian political party historically associated with progressive, pro-democracy politics and strong support in the country’s southwest region.
D. Press Freedom Defense Fund
Press Freedom Defense Fund is a legal and financial support initiative dedicated to defending press freedom and protecting journalists and whistleblowers facing threats or prosecution.
E. Foreign Policy Association
The Foreign Policy Association is a nonpartisan American organization dedicated to educating the public and fostering informed debate on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy.
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_69d85a1355608190a6673ddb67231d54`	completed	April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e03e14d8088190876fceca75d12322`	completed	April 16, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ff01f70e688190bb6a073e49ff968c`	completed	May 9, 2026, 9:44 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ff02745d1c819099f6261eced78dd0`	completed	May 9, 2026, 9:46 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69ff031d58048190852dae8a18981d35`	completed	May 9, 2026, 9:49 a.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:17 a.m.