Triple
T7533075
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James W. McCord Jr. |
E178074
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ruth McCord
Ruth McCord is known primarily as the wife of James W. McCord Jr., a former CIA officer and key figure in the Watergate scandal.
|
E803522
|
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: Ruth McCord | Statement: [James W. McCord Jr., spouse, Ruth McCord]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruth McCord Context triple: [James W. McCord Jr., spouse, Ruth McCord]
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A.
Elizabeth McCord
Elizabeth McCord is the principled and pragmatic U.S. Secretary of State at the center of the political drama series "Madam Secretary," known for her diplomatic skill and moral conviction.
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B.
Ruth Storey
Ruth Storey was an American actress active in the mid-20th century, known for her supporting roles in film and television.
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C.
Ruth Buck
Ruth Buck was the mother of Irish astronomer and physicist John Thomas Romney Robinson.
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D.
Ruth Lay
Ruth Lay was the mother of former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay and a member of the family from which he emerged.
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E.
Dorothy Collins
Dorothy Collins was a collaborator and co-author with social psychologist Leon Festinger, contributing to influential research in social psychology.
- 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: Ruth McCord Triple: [James W. McCord Jr., spouse, Ruth McCord]
Generated description
Ruth McCord is known primarily as the wife of James W. McCord Jr., a former CIA officer and key figure in the Watergate scandal.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruth McCord Target entity description: Ruth McCord is known primarily as the wife of James W. McCord Jr., a former CIA officer and key figure in the Watergate scandal.
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A.
Elizabeth McCord
Elizabeth McCord is the principled and pragmatic U.S. Secretary of State at the center of the political drama series "Madam Secretary," known for her diplomatic skill and moral conviction.
-
B.
Ruth Storey
Ruth Storey was an American actress active in the mid-20th century, known for her supporting roles in film and television.
-
C.
Ruth Buck
Ruth Buck was the mother of Irish astronomer and physicist John Thomas Romney Robinson.
-
D.
Ruth Lay
Ruth Lay was the mother of former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay and a member of the family from which he emerged.
-
E.
Dorothy Collins
Dorothy Collins was a collaborator and co-author with social psychologist Leon Festinger, contributing to influential research in social psychology.
- 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_69c69f2acdbc8190b5a8320168c1d0ba |
completed | March 27, 2026, 3:15 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f8493964819086aeddfa4872a70b |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1399616708190968442c5389166cf |
completed | April 4, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d13b3887148190b2cfe4a1466509fa |
completed | April 4, 2026, 4:24 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d13b975c688190be72b89cf1845956 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 4:25 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:47 p.m.