Triple
T8731916
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Howell |
E207275
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howell Raines
Howell Raines is an American journalist and former executive editor of The New York Times, known for his influential but controversial tenure at the newspaper.
|
E753542
|
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: Howell Raines | Statement: [Howell, hasNotableBearer, Howell Raines]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howell Raines Context triple: [Howell, hasNotableBearer, Howell Raines]
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A.
A. M. Rosenthal
A. M. Rosenthal was an influential American journalist and longtime New York Times editor known for his role in shaping modern investigative and international reporting.
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B.
Ralph Pulitzer
Ralph Pulitzer was an American newspaper publisher and editor who led the New York World in the early 20th century, continuing the media legacy of his father, Joseph Pulitzer.
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C.
Philip L. Graham
Philip L. Graham was an influential American newspaper publisher who led The Washington Post to national prominence in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Donald E. Graham
Donald E. Graham is an American businessman and publisher best known for leading The Washington Post through significant periods of journalistic and corporate transformation.
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E.
Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee was a prominent American journalist and longtime executive editor of The Washington Post, best known for overseeing the paper’s investigative reporting on the Watergate scandal.
- 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: Howell Raines Triple: [Howell, hasNotableBearer, Howell Raines]
Generated description
Howell Raines is an American journalist and former executive editor of The New York Times, known for his influential but controversial tenure at the newspaper.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howell Raines Target entity description: Howell Raines is an American journalist and former executive editor of The New York Times, known for his influential but controversial tenure at the newspaper.
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A.
A. M. Rosenthal
A. M. Rosenthal was an influential American journalist and longtime New York Times editor known for his role in shaping modern investigative and international reporting.
-
B.
Ralph Pulitzer
Ralph Pulitzer was an American newspaper publisher and editor who led the New York World in the early 20th century, continuing the media legacy of his father, Joseph Pulitzer.
-
C.
Philip L. Graham
Philip L. Graham was an influential American newspaper publisher who led The Washington Post to national prominence in the mid-20th century.
-
D.
Donald E. Graham
Donald E. Graham is an American businessman and publisher best known for leading The Washington Post through significant periods of journalistic and corporate transformation.
-
E.
Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee was a prominent American journalist and longtime executive editor of The Washington Post, best known for overseeing the paper’s investigative reporting on the Watergate scandal.
- 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_69ca8358e4008190898471a59b96c301 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc5d27efb88190b42d5bc9774d9c63 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf292d71ec819082095cb7b8b2d39c |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cf2bd42e6081908e016303eeb2241f |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cf2ce47b748190b883063dc3e5d16b |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:37 p.m.