Triple
T2487167
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Body of Lies |
E55952
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOfSourceWork |
P2353
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Ignatius
David Ignatius is an American journalist and novelist known for his espionage thrillers and long-running foreign affairs column in The Washington Post.
|
E271305
|
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: David Ignatius | Statement: [Body of Lies, authorOfSourceWork, David Ignatius]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Ignatius Context triple: [Body of Lies, authorOfSourceWork, David Ignatius]
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A.
Edward Luce
Edward Luce is a British journalist and author best known as a senior columnist and commentator on U.S. politics and global affairs for the Financial Times.
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B.
Roger Gage
Roger Gage is a British stage director known for his work in theatre and for having been married to acclaimed actress Joan Plowright.
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C.
Peter Osnos
Peter Osnos is an American journalist, editor, and publisher best known as the founder of the PublicAffairs publishing house and for his influential role in political and current-affairs nonfiction.
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D.
Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright is an American journalist, author, and screenwriter best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative nonfiction works on topics such as terrorism and Scientology.
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E.
Andrew Cockburn
Andrew Cockburn is a British-American journalist and author known for his investigative reporting and books on national security, military affairs, and U.S. foreign policy.
- 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: David Ignatius Triple: [Body of Lies, authorOfSourceWork, David Ignatius]
Generated description
David Ignatius is an American journalist and novelist known for his espionage thrillers and long-running foreign affairs column in The Washington Post.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Ignatius Target entity description: David Ignatius is an American journalist and novelist known for his espionage thrillers and long-running foreign affairs column in The Washington Post.
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A.
Edward Luce
Edward Luce is a British journalist and author best known as a senior columnist and commentator on U.S. politics and global affairs for the Financial Times.
-
B.
Roger Gage
Roger Gage is a British stage director known for his work in theatre and for having been married to acclaimed actress Joan Plowright.
-
C.
Peter Osnos
Peter Osnos is an American journalist, editor, and publisher best known as the founder of the PublicAffairs publishing house and for his influential role in political and current-affairs nonfiction.
-
D.
Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright is an American journalist, author, and screenwriter best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative nonfiction works on topics such as terrorism and Scientology.
-
E.
Andrew Cockburn
Andrew Cockburn is a British-American journalist and author known for his investigative reporting and books on national security, military affairs, and U.S. foreign policy.
- 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_69ab49e670a88190b928e08302381710 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd1782ca081909645164a6acf0ea0 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af17bca6f88190a63672fb3372f0be |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af1b7224488190bf896b2c77c3ba0a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af1c7b0f088190870b2ed18756b0d5 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:16 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:45 p.m.