Triple
T5086663
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mad magazine |
E114653
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableEditor |
P1932
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Al Feldstein
Al Feldstein was an American writer, artist, and editor best known for transforming Mad magazine into a hugely influential satirical publication during its peak decades.
|
E495193
|
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: Al Feldstein | Statement: [Mad magazine, notableEditor, Al Feldstein]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al Feldstein Context triple: [Mad magazine, notableEditor, Al Feldstein]
-
A.
Dan Futterman
Dan Futterman is an American actor and Academy Award–nominated screenwriter known for writing the film "Capote" and co-creating the TV series "In Treatment."
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B.
Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman was an American comedian, actor, and writer renowned as a pioneering stand-up performer whose influential comedy albums helped popularize observational humor.
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C.
Steve Cahn
Steve Cahn is the son of renowned American songwriter and lyricist Sammy Cahn.
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D.
Louis Garfinkle
Louis Garfinkle was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed Vietnam War drama film "The Deer Hunter."
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E.
Norman I. Badler
Norman I. Badler is an American computer scientist known for his pioneering work in computer graphics, human modeling, and animation, and for his long tenure as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
- 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: Al Feldstein Triple: [Mad magazine, notableEditor, Al Feldstein]
Generated description
Al Feldstein was an American writer, artist, and editor best known for transforming Mad magazine into a hugely influential satirical publication during its peak decades.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al Feldstein Target entity description: Al Feldstein was an American writer, artist, and editor best known for transforming Mad magazine into a hugely influential satirical publication during its peak decades.
-
A.
Dan Futterman
Dan Futterman is an American actor and Academy Award–nominated screenwriter known for writing the film "Capote" and co-creating the TV series "In Treatment."
-
B.
Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman was an American comedian, actor, and writer renowned as a pioneering stand-up performer whose influential comedy albums helped popularize observational humor.
-
C.
Steve Cahn
Steve Cahn is the son of renowned American songwriter and lyricist Sammy Cahn.
-
D.
Louis Garfinkle
Louis Garfinkle was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed Vietnam War drama film "The Deer Hunter."
-
E.
Norman I. Badler
Norman I. Badler is an American computer scientist known for his pioneering work in computer graphics, human modeling, and animation, and for his long tenure as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
- 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_69bec360a5848190a243da780b53559c |
completed | March 21, 2026, 4:12 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bec506d5b88190bcf6e7cb5f602c2f |
completed | March 21, 2026, 4:19 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bec5ae111c8190914e93dc1680d36e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:40 p.m.