Triple
T1491279
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Boing Boing |
E29584
|
entity |
| Predicate | coEditor |
P8375
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Pescovitz
David Pescovitz is a journalist and media innovator known for his work in technology, science, and culture, including his longtime role helping shape the influential online magazine Boing Boing.
|
E171265
|
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: David Pescovitz | Statement: [Boing Boing, coEditor, David Pescovitz]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Pescovitz Context triple: [Boing Boing, coEditor, David Pescovitz]
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A.
Jonathan I. Schwartz
Jonathan I. Schwartz is an American technology executive best known for serving as the CEO of Sun Microsystems during the mid-2000s.
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B.
Michael Arrington
Michael Arrington is an American entrepreneur, lawyer, and influential tech blogger best known as the founder of the technology news site TechCrunch.
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C.
Ben Casnocha
Ben Casnocha is an American entrepreneur, author, and investor known for co-authoring "The Start-up of You" and "The Alliance" and for his work in the technology and venture capital sectors.
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D.
Jonathan Schwartz
Jonathan Schwartz is a film producer best known for his work on acclaimed independent movies such as "Like Crazy."
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E.
Tim O'Reilly
Tim O'Reilly is a prominent technology publisher, author, and founder of O'Reilly Media, known for popularizing terms like "open source" and "Web 2.0" and for his influential role in shaping the modern tech industry.
- 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: David Pescovitz Triple: [Boing Boing, coEditor, David Pescovitz]
Generated description
David Pescovitz is a journalist and media innovator known for his work in technology, science, and culture, including his longtime role helping shape the influential online magazine Boing Boing.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Pescovitz Target entity description: David Pescovitz is a journalist and media innovator known for his work in technology, science, and culture, including his longtime role helping shape the influential online magazine Boing Boing.
-
A.
Jonathan I. Schwartz
Jonathan I. Schwartz is an American technology executive best known for serving as the CEO of Sun Microsystems during the mid-2000s.
-
B.
Michael Arrington
Michael Arrington is an American entrepreneur, lawyer, and influential tech blogger best known as the founder of the technology news site TechCrunch.
-
C.
Ben Casnocha
Ben Casnocha is an American entrepreneur, author, and investor known for co-authoring "The Start-up of You" and "The Alliance" and for his work in the technology and venture capital sectors.
-
D.
Jonathan Schwartz
Jonathan Schwartz is a film producer best known for his work on acclaimed independent movies such as "Like Crazy."
-
E.
Tim O'Reilly
Tim O'Reilly is a prominent technology publisher, author, and founder of O'Reilly Media, known for popularizing terms like "open source" and "Web 2.0" and for his influential role in shaping the modern tech industry.
- 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_69a498da82e08190ba833330d05f380f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c6c3ace4819081bc2b86ee2486b6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad1ca98e64819097916eb7717e6364 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad1d34656481909949b4bfd83c6142 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad1dd7b34c8190b6957be2112506dd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:12 p.m.