Triple
T17185720
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Nichols |
E417100
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthorWith |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert W. McChesney
Robert W. McChesney is an American media scholar and critic known for his influential work on the political economy of communication and advocacy for media reform and public-interest journalism.
|
E1256350
|
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: Robert W. McChesney | Statement: [John Nichols, coAuthorWith, Robert W. McChesney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert W. McChesney Context triple: [John Nichols, coAuthorWith, Robert W. McChesney]
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A.
Jeff Gitelman
Jeff Gitelman is a Grammy-nominated guitarist, songwriter, and record producer known for his work with major artists across R&B, pop, and hip-hop.
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B.
Douglas Kellner
Douglas Kellner is an American critical theorist and cultural studies scholar known for his analyses of media, technology, and contemporary society.
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C.
Bob Meyrowitz
Bob Meyrowitz is an American media executive best known for creating and launching the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which helped popularize modern mixed martial arts.
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D.
Douglas Davenport
Douglas Davenport is a brilliant but morally ambiguous scientist and the primary antagonist-turned-ally in the Disney XD series "Lab Rats."
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E.
Peter A. Levy
Peter A. Levy is an individual known primarily under the name Peter Levy, with "Peter A. Levy" used as an alternative form of his name.
- 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: Robert W. McChesney Triple: [John Nichols, coAuthorWith, Robert W. McChesney]
Generated description
Robert W. McChesney is an American media scholar and critic known for his influential work on the political economy of communication and advocacy for media reform and public-interest journalism.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert W. McChesney Target entity description: Robert W. McChesney is an American media scholar and critic known for his influential work on the political economy of communication and advocacy for media reform and public-interest journalism.
-
A.
Jeff Gitelman
Jeff Gitelman is a Grammy-nominated guitarist, songwriter, and record producer known for his work with major artists across R&B, pop, and hip-hop.
-
B.
Douglas Kellner
Douglas Kellner is an American critical theorist and cultural studies scholar known for his analyses of media, technology, and contemporary society.
-
C.
Bob Meyrowitz
Bob Meyrowitz is an American media executive best known for creating and launching the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which helped popularize modern mixed martial arts.
-
D.
Douglas Davenport
Douglas Davenport is a brilliant but morally ambiguous scientist and the primary antagonist-turned-ally in the Disney XD series "Lab Rats."
-
E.
Peter A. Levy
Peter A. Levy is an individual known primarily under the name Peter Levy, with "Peter A. Levy" used as an alternative form of his name.
- 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.