Triple
T18086136
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Marshall McLuhan |
E432837
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bruce R. Powers
Bruce R. Powers is a writer and media scholar best known for co-authoring influential works on communication theory with Marshall McLuhan.
|
E1365298
|
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: Bruce R. Powers | Statement: [Marshall McLuhan, coAuthor, Bruce R. Powers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce R. Powers Context triple: [Marshall McLuhan, coAuthor, Bruce R. Powers]
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A.
W. David Powell
W. David Powell is an artist and designer best known for creating the cover art for the Allman Brothers Band’s album "Eat a Peach."
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B.
Mark L. Powell
Mark L. Powell is an American meteorologist known for his research on hurricane intensity, storm surge, and the impacts of tropical cyclones.
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C.
Bruce H. Mann
Bruce H. Mann is an American legal historian and Harvard Law School professor known for his scholarship on early American legal and economic history and for being married to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren.
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D.
Michael J. Weithorn
Michael J. Weithorn is an American television writer and producer best known for creating and working on several sitcoms, including "Ned and Stacey" and "The King of Queens."
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E.
Eric A. Sears
Eric A. Sears is a film editor known for his work on the 2015 horror-comedy movie "Krampus."
- 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: Bruce R. Powers Triple: [Marshall McLuhan, coAuthor, Bruce R. Powers]
Generated description
Bruce R. Powers is a writer and media scholar best known for co-authoring influential works on communication theory with Marshall McLuhan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce R. Powers Target entity description: Bruce R. Powers is a writer and media scholar best known for co-authoring influential works on communication theory with Marshall McLuhan.
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A.
W. David Powell
W. David Powell is an artist and designer best known for creating the cover art for the Allman Brothers Band’s album "Eat a Peach."
-
B.
Mark L. Powell
Mark L. Powell is an American meteorologist known for his research on hurricane intensity, storm surge, and the impacts of tropical cyclones.
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C.
Bruce H. Mann
Bruce H. Mann is an American legal historian and Harvard Law School professor known for his scholarship on early American legal and economic history and for being married to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren.
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D.
Michael J. Weithorn
Michael J. Weithorn is an American television writer and producer best known for creating and working on several sitcoms, including "Ned and Stacey" and "The King of Queens."
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E.
Eric A. Sears
Eric A. Sears is a film editor known for his work on the 2015 horror-comedy movie "Krampus."
- 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_69d8b907d05c819083cc3bd6021089e6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4dd150ab88190864be2a722d214b8 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0700c58c008190be11ddd0c0d13595 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 11:17 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07026b3cd08190b595dd7c724ff5e0 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 11:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0702f869f0819090aec0c308b0d888 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 11:26 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:27 a.m.