Triple
T56513
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal |
E1117
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableMember |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Joe Nickell
Joe Nickell is an American investigator and author best known for his skeptical examinations of paranormal, religious, and historical claims.
|
E8975
|
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: Joe Nickell | Statement: [Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, notableMember, Joe Nickell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joe Nickell Context triple: [Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, notableMember, Joe Nickell]
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A.
James Randi
James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician and prominent skeptic best known for debunking paranormal and pseudoscientific claims through rigorous scientific investigation and public challenges.
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B.
Paul Kurtz
Paul Kurtz was an American philosopher and prominent secular humanist who became a leading advocate of scientific skepticism and critical inquiry into paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
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C.
Philip Handler
Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
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D.
Erich Neumann
Erich Neumann was a German economist and Nazi official who held senior positions in the Third Reich’s economic administration and participated in high-level policy meetings during World War II.
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E.
Robert W. Rummel
Robert W. Rummel was an aerospace engineer and executive who served as a member of the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
- 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: Joe Nickell Triple: [Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, notableMember, Joe Nickell]
Generated description
Joe Nickell is an American investigator and author best known for his skeptical examinations of paranormal, religious, and historical claims.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joe Nickell Target entity description: Joe Nickell is an American investigator and author best known for his skeptical examinations of paranormal, religious, and historical claims.
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A.
James Randi
James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician and prominent skeptic best known for debunking paranormal and pseudoscientific claims through rigorous scientific investigation and public challenges.
-
B.
Paul Kurtz
Paul Kurtz was an American philosopher and prominent secular humanist who became a leading advocate of scientific skepticism and critical inquiry into paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
-
C.
Philip Handler
Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
-
D.
Erich Neumann
Erich Neumann was a German economist and Nazi official who held senior positions in the Third Reich’s economic administration and participated in high-level policy meetings during World War II.
-
E.
Robert W. Rummel
Robert W. Rummel was an aerospace engineer and executive who served as a member of the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
- 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_69a248adc5b48190aa8db9fb092fb28a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24b07f4a881909e32115e84da02a3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a266e716048190a57f681fccb4fdeb |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a267b740388190a321023aa52a539a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2685dc64c8190bd611985d1bc27a3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.