Triple
T18140644
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The 50 Year Argument |
E434250
|
entity |
| Predicate | featuresPerson |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Andrew Delbanco
Andrew Delbanco is an American cultural and literary critic and scholar, known for his work on American literature, religion, and higher education.
|
E1307544
|
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: Andrew Delbanco | Statement: [The 50 Year Argument, featuresPerson, Andrew Delbanco]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew Delbanco Context triple: [The 50 Year Argument, featuresPerson, Andrew Delbanco]
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A.
Louis Menand
Louis Menand is an American critic, essayist, and Harvard professor best known for his work on American intellectual and cultural history, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning book "The Metaphysical Club."
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B.
Michael Kazin
Michael Kazin is an American historian and political commentator known for his work on U.S. populism and the American left, and for co-editing the intellectual journal Dissent.
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C.
Robert Novick
Robert Novick is a physicist known for mentoring prominent scientists, including X-ray astronomy pioneer Martin C. Weisskopf.
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D.
Douglas Day Stewart
Douglas Day Stewart is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing the film "An Officer and a Gentleman" and other character-driven dramas.
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E.
Daniel Boorstin
Daniel Boorstin was an influential American historian, professor, and Librarian of Congress known for his wide-ranging works on American history and culture, including "The Americans" trilogy.
- 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: Andrew Delbanco Triple: [The 50 Year Argument, featuresPerson, Andrew Delbanco]
Generated description
Andrew Delbanco is an American cultural and literary critic and scholar, known for his work on American literature, religion, and higher education.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew Delbanco Target entity description: Andrew Delbanco is an American cultural and literary critic and scholar, known for his work on American literature, religion, and higher education.
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A.
Louis Menand
Louis Menand is an American critic, essayist, and Harvard professor best known for his work on American intellectual and cultural history, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning book "The Metaphysical Club."
-
B.
Michael Kazin
Michael Kazin is an American historian and political commentator known for his work on U.S. populism and the American left, and for co-editing the intellectual journal Dissent.
-
C.
Robert Novick
Robert Novick is a physicist known for mentoring prominent scientists, including X-ray astronomy pioneer Martin C. Weisskopf.
-
D.
Douglas Day Stewart
Douglas Day Stewart is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing the film "An Officer and a Gentleman" and other character-driven dramas.
-
E.
Daniel Boorstin
Daniel Boorstin was an influential American historian, professor, and Librarian of Congress known for his wide-ranging works on American history and culture, including "The Americans" trilogy.
- 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_69d8b90aac308190801e2c57d8c5bfe5 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4de0b67308190ae3be2dbff99910a |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a03855061b88190a9fcda2743dec41a |
completed | May 12, 2026, 7:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a03861898948190b3ada048d9ea274c |
completed | May 12, 2026, 7:57 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0386b90e308190807af4d407840985 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 7:59 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:29 a.m.