Triple
T9986370
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cowles Foundation |
E196776
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Alfred Cowles |
E364289
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Alfred Cowles | Statement: [Cowles Foundation, foundedBy, Alfred Cowles]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alfred Cowles Context triple: [Cowles Foundation, foundedBy, Alfred Cowles]
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A.
Alfred Cowles Sr.
chosen
Alfred Cowles Sr. was an American newspaper executive and publisher best known for helping build the Chicago Tribune into a major media institution.
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B.
Robert J. Collier
Robert J. Collier was an American publisher and aviation advocate best known for his support of early aeronautics and for lending his name to the prestigious Collier Trophy in aviation.
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C.
Gordon Clapp
Gordon Clapp is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Detective Greg Medavoy on the television series "NYPD Blue."
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D.
Robert R. McCormick
Robert R. McCormick was a prominent American newspaper publisher and longtime editor and owner of the Chicago Tribune, known for his influential role in 20th-century journalism and conservative politics.
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E.
William H. Lippincott
William H. Lippincott was a notable individual interred at Harleigh Cemetery, recognized for his regional prominence and historical significance.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca82f1678c819093d06320a05f16a4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdc79af13c81909349ae0b0d5da946 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d258078488819086a58db79075e2b9 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:49 p.m.