Triple

T19316
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wilson’s Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing, and Catastrophe in the 21st Century E382 entity
Predicate coAuthorRole P938 FINISHED
Object Robert S. McNamara was former U.S. Secretary of Defense E99 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Robert S. McNamara was former U.S. Secretary of Defense | Statement: [Wilson’s Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing, and Catastrophe in the 21st Century, coAuthorRole, Robert S. McNamara was former U.S. Secretary of Defense]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert S. McNamara was former U.S. Secretary of Defense
Context triple: [Wilson’s Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing, and Catastrophe in the 21st Century, coAuthorRole, Robert S. McNamara was former U.S. Secretary of Defense]
  • A. Robert McNamara chosen
    Robert McNamara was a prominent American business executive and U.S. Secretary of Defense best known for his central role in shaping U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War and later leadership of the World Bank.
  • B. Henry A. Kissinger
    Henry A. Kissinger was a German-born American diplomat and political scientist who served as U.S. National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, playing a central role in shaping Cold War foreign policy and détente.
  • C. George C. Marshall
    George C. Marshall was an American military leader, statesman, and U.S. Secretary of State who played a key role in World War II strategy and postwar European recovery.
  • D. United States Secretary of Defense
    The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the Department of Defense and the principal defense policy advisor to the President, overseeing the nation’s armed forces and military strategy.
  • E. Paul A. Volcker
    Paul A. Volcker was an influential American economist and former Federal Reserve Chairman renowned for combating high inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target predicate: coAuthorRole
Context triple: [Wilson’s Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing, and Catastrophe in the 21st Century, coAuthorRole, Robert S. McNamara was former U.S. Secretary of Defense]
  • A. role
    Indicates the function, position, or responsibility that one entity holds in relation to another within a given context.
  • B. composedBy
    Indicates that one entity is the creator or author of a musical or artistic work associated with another entity.
  • C. authorOccupation chosen
    Indicates the professional role or job that an author holds or is associated with.
  • D. worksWith
    Indicates that two entities collaborate or perform tasks together in a shared work-related context.
  • E. coordinatedWith
    Indicates that two or more entities have worked together in an organized, cooperative manner toward a shared task, goal, or activity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 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_69a240778d288190815c0052ebbbcc91 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a246cbca108190a92478df126d9bf8 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:37 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a24e57e3fc8190a3ce561a4692115c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2464f61648190ac690044be194972 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:14 a.m.