Triple
T5086643
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mad magazine |
E114653
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William M. Gaines
William M. Gaines was an American publisher best known for transforming Mad from a comic book into a hugely influential satirical magazine that shaped modern humor and pop culture.
|
E571864
|
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: William M. Gaines | Statement: [Mad magazine, founder, William M. Gaines]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William M. Gaines Context triple: [Mad magazine, founder, William M. Gaines]
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A.
L. C. Greenwood
L. C. Greenwood was a standout defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers, renowned for his pass-rushing prowess and key role in their 1970s Super Bowl dynasty.
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B.
W. O. Gant
W. O. Gant is a passionate, larger-than-life stonecutter and the domineering, often volatile father figure in Thomas Wolfe’s autobiographical novel "Look Homeward, Angel."
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C.
John Gilleland
John Gilleland was a 19th-century American inventor best known for creating the experimental Civil War-era Double-Barreled Cannon in Athens, Georgia.
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D.
James L. Wilmeth
James L. Wilmeth was an American government official who served as a senior federal financial administrator in the early 20th century.
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E.
Roger D. Lapham
Roger D. Lapham was an American shipping executive and politician who served as mayor of San Francisco in the 1940s.
- 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: William M. Gaines Triple: [Mad magazine, founder, William M. Gaines]
Generated description
William M. Gaines was an American publisher best known for transforming Mad from a comic book into a hugely influential satirical magazine that shaped modern humor and pop culture.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William M. Gaines Target entity description: William M. Gaines was an American publisher best known for transforming Mad from a comic book into a hugely influential satirical magazine that shaped modern humor and pop culture.
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A.
L. C. Greenwood
L. C. Greenwood was a standout defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers, renowned for his pass-rushing prowess and key role in their 1970s Super Bowl dynasty.
-
B.
W. O. Gant
W. O. Gant is a passionate, larger-than-life stonecutter and the domineering, often volatile father figure in Thomas Wolfe’s autobiographical novel "Look Homeward, Angel."
-
C.
John Gilleland
John Gilleland was a 19th-century American inventor best known for creating the experimental Civil War-era Double-Barreled Cannon in Athens, Georgia.
-
D.
James L. Wilmeth
James L. Wilmeth was an American government official who served as a senior federal financial administrator in the early 20th century.
-
E.
Roger D. Lapham
Roger D. Lapham was an American shipping executive and politician who served as mayor of San Francisco in the 1940s.
- 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_69bd443e941881908eb4e8c685b6f656 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd751fb6dc8190be674c92a17e8c0e |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c1351018b48190910c3dad6c0f9850 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:41 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c1381233b081908af8982dce6a1db1 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c1387a38788190b8cf2b04e5eeb5e3 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:40 p.m.