Triple
T1302890
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alfred W. McCoy |
E27806
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia
The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia is a landmark investigative book that exposes the connections between the global heroin trade, Southeast Asian politics, and U.S. intelligence operations during the Cold War.
|
E148757
|
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 Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia | Statement: [Alfred W. McCoy, notableWork, The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia Context triple: [Alfred W. McCoy, notableWork, The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia]
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A.
British opium trade in China
The British opium trade in China was a 19th-century system of illicit narcotics commerce, largely driven by British merchants and the East India Company, that flooded China with opium, destabilized its society and economy, and ultimately provoked the Opium Wars.
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B.
War on Drugs
The War on Drugs is a long-running U.S. government campaign that uses law enforcement, legislation, and international efforts to reduce the production, distribution, and consumption of illegal drugs.
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C.
social and opium traffic section
The social and opium traffic section was a specialized unit of the League of Nations’ Permanent Secretariat responsible for addressing international social issues and coordinating efforts to control the global trade in opium and other dangerous drugs.
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D.
Drug Policy Program
The Drug Policy Program is a research and policy initiative at Rice University's Baker Institute that analyzes and advocates for evidence-based approaches to drug laws and regulation.
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E.
Norwegian substance abuse and addiction policy
Norwegian substance abuse and addiction policy is the national framework guiding prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and rehabilitation efforts for people with drug and alcohol problems in Norway.
- 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 Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia Triple: [Alfred W. McCoy, notableWork, The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia]
Generated description
The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia is a landmark investigative book that exposes the connections between the global heroin trade, Southeast Asian politics, and U.S. intelligence operations during the Cold War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia Target entity description: The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia is a landmark investigative book that exposes the connections between the global heroin trade, Southeast Asian politics, and U.S. intelligence operations during the Cold War.
-
A.
British opium trade in China
The British opium trade in China was a 19th-century system of illicit narcotics commerce, largely driven by British merchants and the East India Company, that flooded China with opium, destabilized its society and economy, and ultimately provoked the Opium Wars.
-
B.
War on Drugs
The War on Drugs is a long-running U.S. government campaign that uses law enforcement, legislation, and international efforts to reduce the production, distribution, and consumption of illegal drugs.
-
C.
social and opium traffic section
The social and opium traffic section was a specialized unit of the League of Nations’ Permanent Secretariat responsible for addressing international social issues and coordinating efforts to control the global trade in opium and other dangerous drugs.
-
D.
Drug Policy Program
The Drug Policy Program is a research and policy initiative at Rice University's Baker Institute that analyzes and advocates for evidence-based approaches to drug laws and regulation.
-
E.
Norwegian substance abuse and addiction policy
Norwegian substance abuse and addiction policy is the national framework guiding prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and rehabilitation efforts for people with drug and alcohol problems in Norway.
- 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_69a496d7d83481908f83085854e51328 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c116d7d881908ee631258f80980e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acb3046a888190956f6bedb6ec589f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:21 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acb370c7cc81908a78bb5438416db6 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:23 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69acb409b4d0819081266cf3e6c09164 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:26 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.