Triple
T1906357
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alta California |
E38013
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPredecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Californian (newspaper)
The Californian was the first newspaper published in California, established in Monterey in 1846 and later moved to San Francisco.
|
E38013
|
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: The Californian (newspaper) | Statement: [Alta California, hasPredecessor, The Californian (newspaper)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Californian (newspaper) Context triple: [Alta California, hasPredecessor, The Californian (newspaper)]
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A.
San Francisco Examiner
The San Francisco Examiner is a long-running San Francisco daily newspaper historically known as the flagship publication that launched William Randolph Hearst’s media empire.
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B.
Alta California (newspaper)
Alta California was a prominent 19th-century San Francisco newspaper known for its wide circulation and for publishing early works by notable American writers such as Mark Twain.
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C.
Los Angeles Examiner
The Los Angeles Examiner was a major Los Angeles daily newspaper that played a prominent role in early 20th-century American journalism as part of William Randolph Hearst’s media empire.
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D.
San Francisco Chronicle
The San Francisco Chronicle is a major daily newspaper based in San Francisco, California, known for its coverage of Bay Area news, politics, and culture.
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E.
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a major American daily newspaper based in Southern California, known for its extensive coverage of national and international news and its influential role in West Coast journalism.
- 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: The Californian (newspaper) Triple: [Alta California, hasPredecessor, The Californian (newspaper)]
Generated description
The Californian was the first newspaper published in California, established in Monterey in 1846 and later moved to San Francisco.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Californian (newspaper) Target entity description: The Californian was the first newspaper published in California, established in Monterey in 1846 and later moved to San Francisco.
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A.
San Francisco Examiner
The San Francisco Examiner is a long-running San Francisco daily newspaper historically known as the flagship publication that launched William Randolph Hearst’s media empire.
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B.
Alta California (newspaper)
chosen
Alta California was a prominent 19th-century San Francisco newspaper known for its wide circulation and for publishing early works by notable American writers such as Mark Twain.
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C.
Los Angeles Examiner
The Los Angeles Examiner was a major Los Angeles daily newspaper that played a prominent role in early 20th-century American journalism as part of William Randolph Hearst’s media empire.
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D.
San Francisco Chronicle
The San Francisco Chronicle is a major daily newspaper based in San Francisco, California, known for its coverage of Bay Area news, politics, and culture.
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E.
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a major American daily newspaper based in Southern California, known for its extensive coverage of national and international news and its influential role in West Coast journalism.
- F. None of above.
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_69a8862a26088190aae5243695aeefc0 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb1b3217081909004ad7f687b4216 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adeaf944c881908c5cb54bd27d6fa9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adeb8c221881909beb938ea9b8a56b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adec37a4f88190961edf8f9c81773c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:35 p.m.