Triple
T17185718
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Nichols |
E417100
|
entity |
| Predicate | writesFor |
P11775
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Capital Times
The Capital Times is a progressive-leaning newspaper based in Madison, Wisconsin, known for its local political coverage and opinion journalism.
|
E1256349
|
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: The Capital Times | Statement: [John Nichols, writesFor, The Capital Times]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Capital Times Context triple: [John Nichols, writesFor, The Capital Times]
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A.
The Sun Times News
The Sun Times News is a local community newspaper serving Dexter, Michigan and the surrounding area with regional news and information.
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B.
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major American daily newspaper based in Chicago, known for its influential coverage of national and local news since the 19th century.
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C.
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, known for its tabloid format, investigative reporting, and role as one of the city’s primary news outlets.
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D.
Milwaukee Leader
The Milwaukee Leader was a socialist daily newspaper based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, closely associated with prominent socialist politician Victor L. Berger.
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E.
Daily Herald
The Daily Herald was a British daily newspaper known for its left-wing, pro-labour stance and mass working-class readership during much of the 20th century.
- 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: The Capital Times Triple: [John Nichols, writesFor, The Capital Times]
Generated description
The Capital Times is a progressive-leaning newspaper based in Madison, Wisconsin, known for its local political coverage and opinion journalism.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Capital Times Target entity description: The Capital Times is a progressive-leaning newspaper based in Madison, Wisconsin, known for its local political coverage and opinion journalism.
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A.
The Sun Times News
The Sun Times News is a local community newspaper serving Dexter, Michigan and the surrounding area with regional news and information.
-
B.
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major American daily newspaper based in Chicago, known for its influential coverage of national and local news since the 19th century.
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C.
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, known for its tabloid format, investigative reporting, and role as one of the city’s primary news outlets.
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D.
Milwaukee Leader
The Milwaukee Leader was a socialist daily newspaper based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, closely associated with prominent socialist politician Victor L. Berger.
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E.
Daily Herald
The Daily Herald was a British daily newspaper known for its left-wing, pro-labour stance and mass working-class readership during much of the 20th century.
- 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_69d886d5f34c8190b24564dfaa63f3fb |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e42d962b988190bdbba81ac63c7e6e |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a015fcc424081908a7e74df0523443e |
completed | May 11, 2026, 4:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a016184e0c0819099320b32bc471cad |
completed | May 11, 2026, 4:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0162692420819097b99a71ec470861 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:37 a.m.