Triple
T6156291
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Andrew Cockburn |
E137328
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine
The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine is a non-fiction book by Andrew Cockburn that critically examines and debunks Western misconceptions about the strength and capabilities of the Soviet armed forces during the Cold War.
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E573423
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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: The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine | Statement: [Andrew Cockburn, notableWork, The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine Context triple: [Andrew Cockburn, notableWork, The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine]
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A.
A Choice of Weapons
"A Choice of Weapons" is Gordon Parks’s influential autobiographical work in which he reflects on his life, art, and use of the camera as a tool for social change.
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B.
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner is Daniel Ellsberg’s memoir and exposé detailing the dangers, secrecy, and systemic flaws of U.S. nuclear war planning during the Cold War.
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C.
Red Storm
Red Storm is the athletic mascot and team identity representing Saranac Lake High School’s sports programs.
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D.
On War
On War is a seminal 19th-century treatise on military strategy and theory that analyzes the nature, philosophy, and political dimensions of warfare.
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E.
On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis
"On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis" is a historical study that revisits the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis through newly available evidence and perspectives from both American and Soviet participants.
- 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: The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine Triple: [Andrew Cockburn, notableWork, The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine]
Generated description
The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine is a non-fiction book by Andrew Cockburn that critically examines and debunks Western misconceptions about the strength and capabilities of the Soviet armed forces during the Cold War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine Target entity description: The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine is a non-fiction book by Andrew Cockburn that critically examines and debunks Western misconceptions about the strength and capabilities of the Soviet armed forces during the Cold War.
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A.
A Choice of Weapons
"A Choice of Weapons" is Gordon Parks’s influential autobiographical work in which he reflects on his life, art, and use of the camera as a tool for social change.
-
B.
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner is Daniel Ellsberg’s memoir and exposé detailing the dangers, secrecy, and systemic flaws of U.S. nuclear war planning during the Cold War.
-
C.
Red Storm
Red Storm is the athletic mascot and team identity representing Saranac Lake High School’s sports programs.
-
D.
On War
On War is a seminal 19th-century treatise on military strategy and theory that analyzes the nature, philosophy, and political dimensions of warfare.
-
E.
On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis
"On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis" is a historical study that revisits the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis through newly available evidence and perspectives from both American and Soviet participants.
- 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_69c008a45d008190832a9e19f5d63406 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c05d0376408190a2233375f478377e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c141867fac819093a3093aa8251eac |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:35 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c14794c3488190874b0a4d2c00514d |
completed | March 23, 2026, 2 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c1480b10f08190891bfc8488bbaf16 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:17 p.m.