Triple

T17505609
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edge.org E426306 entity
Predicate hasContributor P4244 FINISHED
Object John Horgan — NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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 Horgan | Statement: [Edge.org, hasContributor, John Horgan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John Horgan
Context triple: [Edge.org, hasContributor, John Horgan]
  • A. 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.
  • B. Charles W. Scharf
    Charles W. Scharf is an American business executive and banking industry veteran who serves as the chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Company.
  • C. John H. Brockman
    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.
  • D. Patrick J. Tierney
    Patrick J. Tierney is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Tierney, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
  • E. William Kean
    William Kean was an English stage and film actor active in the early 20th century, known for his character roles in British cinema and theatre.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John Horgan
Target entity description: John Horgan is an American science journalist and author best known for his critical writings on scientific progress and the philosophy of science.
  • A. 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.
  • B. Charles W. Scharf
    Charles W. Scharf is an American business executive and banking industry veteran who serves as the chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Company.
  • C. John H. Brockman
    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.
  • D. Patrick J. Tierney
    Patrick J. Tierney is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Tierney, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
  • E. William Kean
    William Kean was an English stage and film actor active in the early 20th century, known for his character roles in British cinema and theatre.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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.