Triple

T234621
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The New York Times E4481 entity
Predicate controllingFamily P4852 FINISHED
Object Ochs-Sulzberger family
The Ochs-Sulzberger family is an American media dynasty best known for its long-standing ownership and leadership of The New York Times.
E30077 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Ochs-Sulzberger family | Statement: [The New York Times, controllingFamily, Ochs-Sulzberger family]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ochs-Sulzberger family
Context triple: [The New York Times, controllingFamily, Ochs-Sulzberger family]
  • A. Astor family
    The Astor family is a prominent Anglo-American dynasty that rose to great wealth and influence through real estate, finance, and philanthropy from the 18th century onward.
  • B. Wexner family
    The Wexner family is an American philanthropic and business family best known for its significant charitable contributions to Jewish education, leadership development, and cultural institutions.
  • C. Rockefeller family
    The Rockefeller family is a prominent American dynasty known for its vast oil-derived wealth, political influence, and extensive philanthropic and conservation efforts.
  • D. Lerner family
    The Lerner family is a prominent Washington, D.C.–based real estate and business family best known for owning Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals.
  • E. Carnegie family
    The Carnegie family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically associated with titles such as earls and baronets, most notably linked to the Earls of Southesk and Northesk.
  • 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: Ochs-Sulzberger family
Triple: [The New York Times, controllingFamily, Ochs-Sulzberger family]
Generated description
The Ochs-Sulzberger family is an American media dynasty best known for its long-standing ownership and leadership of The New York Times.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ochs-Sulzberger family
Target entity description: The Ochs-Sulzberger family is an American media dynasty best known for its long-standing ownership and leadership of The New York Times.
  • A. Astor family
    The Astor family is a prominent Anglo-American dynasty that rose to great wealth and influence through real estate, finance, and philanthropy from the 18th century onward.
  • B. Wexner family
    The Wexner family is an American philanthropic and business family best known for its significant charitable contributions to Jewish education, leadership development, and cultural institutions.
  • C. Rockefeller family
    The Rockefeller family is a prominent American dynasty known for its vast oil-derived wealth, political influence, and extensive philanthropic and conservation efforts.
  • D. Lerner family
    The Lerner family is a prominent Washington, D.C.–based real estate and business family best known for owning Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals.
  • E. Carnegie family
    The Carnegie family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically associated with titles such as earls and baronets, most notably linked to the Earls of Southesk and Northesk.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: controllingFamily
Context triple: [The New York Times, controllingFamily, Ochs-Sulzberger family]
  • A. familyControlled chosen
    Indicates that an entity is owned or effectively governed by one or more members of the same family, who hold decisive control over its decisions or operations.
  • B. containsFamily
    Indicates that one entity includes or encompasses members of a particular family group within it.
  • C. belongsToFamily
    Indicates that an entity is a member of, or is associated as part of, a specific family group.
  • D. hasFamilialTieTo
    Indicates a relationship where two entities are connected by family bonds, such as by blood, marriage, or adoption.
  • E. family
    Indicates a familial relationship or connection between entities, such as being related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a257363ffc81909757bde7ab3404da completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25f14f72081908182e76300b59358 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:20 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a36478ebcc8190b95419be9bc6bba3 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 9:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3651d2b108190a81d8c3076f6e617 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 9:58 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3657903608190988a4c933bbc262c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a25b5c8c888190b5544e687736b373 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.