Triple
T13858699
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Talking Points Memo |
E333130
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Josh Marshall
Josh Marshall is an American journalist and political blogger best known as the creator and editor of the influential news and commentary site Talking Points Memo.
|
E1066116
|
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: Josh Marshall | Statement: [Talking Points Memo, founder, Josh Marshall]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Josh Marshall Context triple: [Talking Points Memo, founder, Josh Marshall]
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A.
David Brock
David Brock is an American political operative and media figure known for his transformation from conservative journalist to prominent liberal activist and founder of the media watchdog group Media Matters for America.
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B.
Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart is an American political commentator, journalist, and professor known for his writings on U.S. foreign policy, liberalism, and Middle East politics.
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C.
Tom Reese
Tom Reese was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Westerns and television series from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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D.
Ben Maddow
Ben Maddow was an American screenwriter and documentary filmmaker known for his work on classic mid-20th-century films and socially conscious cinema.
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E.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American local politician serving as the mayor of College Station, Texas.
- 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: Josh Marshall Triple: [Talking Points Memo, founder, Josh Marshall]
Generated description
Josh Marshall is an American journalist and political blogger best known as the creator and editor of the influential news and commentary site Talking Points Memo.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Josh Marshall Target entity description: Josh Marshall is an American journalist and political blogger best known as the creator and editor of the influential news and commentary site Talking Points Memo.
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A.
David Brock
David Brock is an American political operative and media figure known for his transformation from conservative journalist to prominent liberal activist and founder of the media watchdog group Media Matters for America.
-
B.
Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart is an American political commentator, journalist, and professor known for his writings on U.S. foreign policy, liberalism, and Middle East politics.
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C.
Tom Reese
Tom Reese was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Westerns and television series from the 1950s through the 1980s.
-
D.
Ben Maddow
Ben Maddow was an American screenwriter and documentary filmmaker known for his work on classic mid-20th-century films and socially conscious cinema.
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E.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American local politician serving as the mayor of College Station, Texas.
- 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_69d81c5ba13c8190839315f54768acfd |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de02de38e48190b6ead95561031c32 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7c0fd3ffc8190965a730843411b80 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:41 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f7c1e73fb481909f89ab3c0e9fb7d0 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f7c3396f7c8190987079bf24ac8695 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:14 p.m.