Triple
T1630444
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Conrad Black |
E35243
|
entity |
| Predicate | founded |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hollinger Inc.
Hollinger Inc. was a Canadian media holding company that once controlled a large portfolio of newspapers and publications worldwide.
|
E185358
|
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: Hollinger Inc. | Statement: [Conrad Black, founded, Hollinger Inc.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hollinger Inc. Context triple: [Conrad Black, founded, Hollinger Inc.]
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A.
Hearst Communications
Hearst Communications is a major American mass media and business information conglomerate with interests in television, cable networks, magazines, newspapers, and digital media.
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B.
Tribune Company
Tribune Company was a major American media conglomerate best known for owning prominent newspapers like the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, as well as various television stations.
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C.
E. W. Scripps Company
The E. W. Scripps Company is a major American media conglomerate best known for owning a wide portfolio of television networks and stations, including prominent cable and broadcast brands.
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D.
News Corporation
News Corporation was a global media conglomerate founded and led by Rupert Murdoch, encompassing major newspaper, television, film, and publishing assets before its 2013 split into separate publishing and entertainment companies.
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E.
Hearst
Hearst is a small, predominantly Francophone town in northern Ontario, Canada, known for its forestry industry and strong French-Canadian cultural presence.
- 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: Hollinger Inc. Triple: [Conrad Black, founded, Hollinger Inc.]
Generated description
Hollinger Inc. was a Canadian media holding company that once controlled a large portfolio of newspapers and publications worldwide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hollinger Inc. Target entity description: Hollinger Inc. was a Canadian media holding company that once controlled a large portfolio of newspapers and publications worldwide.
-
A.
Hearst Communications
Hearst Communications is a major American mass media and business information conglomerate with interests in television, cable networks, magazines, newspapers, and digital media.
-
B.
Tribune Company
Tribune Company was a major American media conglomerate best known for owning prominent newspapers like the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, as well as various television stations.
-
C.
E. W. Scripps Company
The E. W. Scripps Company is a major American media conglomerate best known for owning a wide portfolio of television networks and stations, including prominent cable and broadcast brands.
-
D.
News Corporation
News Corporation was a global media conglomerate founded and led by Rupert Murdoch, encompassing major newspaper, television, film, and publishing assets before its 2013 split into separate publishing and entertainment companies.
-
E.
Hearst
Hearst is a small, predominantly Francophone town in northern Ontario, Canada, known for its forestry industry and strong French-Canadian cultural presence.
- 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_69a886036bc081909ff5de16dbe5e8ea |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb3a9b634819086b44f1574e97dcb |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad58d5acd8819090c51678ce0f63f0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad5a619da481908d66837ea94c91cf |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad5b41a68c8190ba293d8e8c35521b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:19 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.