Triple
T17505542
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edge Foundation, Inc. |
E426305
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John Brockman |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: John Brockman | Statement: [Edge Foundation, Inc., foundedBy, John Brockman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Brockman Context triple: [Edge Foundation, Inc., foundedBy, John Brockman]
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A.
John H. Brockman
chosen
John H. Brockman is a literary agent, author, and founder of the Edge Foundation, known for promoting and publishing works at the intersection of science, technology, and culture.
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B.
Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly is an American writer, futurist, and co-founder of Wired magazine known for his influential work on technology’s impact on culture and the future.
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C.
John Tierney
John Tierney is an American journalist and author best known for his work as a columnist for The New York Times, where he often writes on science, politics, and urban policy.
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D.
Michael Talbott
Michael Talbott is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Stanley Switek on the 1980s television series "Miami Vice."
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E.
Leonard Mlodinow
Leonard Mlodinow is an American physicist and author known for his popular science books and collaborations with Stephen Hawking on works about cosmology and the nature of reality.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d889dd9164819087b1dc3c9240c870 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e452159c28819084b2cba4313ddf28 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 3:55 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:48 a.m.