Triple
T6391371
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lincoln Steffens |
E143834
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens
Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens is the memoir of American muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens, chronicling his life, career, and observations on political and social corruption in the early 20th century.
|
E591250
|
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: Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens | Statement: [Lincoln Steffens, notableWork, Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens Context triple: [Lincoln Steffens, notableWork, Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens]
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A.
Ten Days in a Mad-House
"Ten Days in a Mad-House" is an 1887 investigative exposé by journalist Nellie Bly recounting her undercover experience in a New York insane asylum, which helped spark major reforms in mental health care.
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B.
The Brass Check
The Brass Check is a 1919 exposé by Upton Sinclair that harshly criticizes the American newspaper industry for corruption, bias, and manipulation of public opinion.
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C.
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
"The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism" is a historical nonfiction book by Doris Kearns Goodwin that explores the intertwined careers of Roosevelt and Taft alongside the rise of progressive-era investigative journalism.
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D.
The Gospel of Wealth
The Gospel of Wealth is an 1889 essay by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that argues the rich have a moral obligation to distribute their fortunes for the benefit of society.
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E.
The Honest Men
The Honest Men is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club Ayr United F.C., reflecting the club’s historic identity and local pride.
- 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: Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens Triple: [Lincoln Steffens, notableWork, Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens]
Generated description
Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens is the memoir of American muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens, chronicling his life, career, and observations on political and social corruption in the early 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens Target entity description: Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens is the memoir of American muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens, chronicling his life, career, and observations on political and social corruption in the early 20th century.
-
A.
Ten Days in a Mad-House
"Ten Days in a Mad-House" is an 1887 investigative exposé by journalist Nellie Bly recounting her undercover experience in a New York insane asylum, which helped spark major reforms in mental health care.
-
B.
The Brass Check
The Brass Check is a 1919 exposé by Upton Sinclair that harshly criticizes the American newspaper industry for corruption, bias, and manipulation of public opinion.
-
C.
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
"The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism" is a historical nonfiction book by Doris Kearns Goodwin that explores the intertwined careers of Roosevelt and Taft alongside the rise of progressive-era investigative journalism.
-
D.
The Gospel of Wealth
The Gospel of Wealth is an 1889 essay by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that argues the rich have a moral obligation to distribute their fortunes for the benefit of society.
-
E.
The Honest Men
The Honest Men is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club Ayr United F.C., reflecting the club’s historic identity and local pride.
- 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_69c008db906c819096f3597d55d95432 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0687c7fdc819099cbbb937dec215e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6388b02888190989623c658469a5a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c63c71ac188190ad7912d2e6a68af8 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:14 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c63cdf225c8190b26a23496d0acc1a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:16 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:34 p.m.