Triple
T204047
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The American Empire Project |
E4570
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasContributor |
P4244
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alfred W. McCoy
Alfred W. McCoy is an American historian and author known for his influential work on U.S. foreign policy, empire, and the global drug trade.
|
E27806
|
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: Alfred W. McCoy | Statement: [The American Empire Project, hasContributor, Alfred W. McCoy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alfred W. McCoy Context triple: [The American Empire Project, hasContributor, Alfred W. McCoy]
-
A.
Chalmers Johnson
Chalmers Johnson was an American political scientist and author best known for his influential critiques of U.S. foreign policy and imperial overreach, particularly in works like "Blowback."
-
B.
Edward S. Herman
Edward S. Herman was an American economist, media analyst, and critic of U.S. foreign policy best known for co-developing the "propaganda model" of the media.
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C.
Andrew Bacevich
Andrew Bacevich is an American historian, retired U.S. Army colonel, and prominent critic of U.S. foreign policy and militarism.
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D.
Robert W. Rummel
Robert W. Rummel was an aerospace engineer and executive who served as a member of the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
-
E.
Robert O. Keohane
Robert O. Keohane is a prominent American political scientist best known for his influential work on international relations theory, particularly neoliberal institutionalism and the role of international institutions in global governance.
- 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: Alfred W. McCoy Triple: [The American Empire Project, hasContributor, Alfred W. McCoy]
Generated description
Alfred W. McCoy is an American historian and author known for his influential work on U.S. foreign policy, empire, and the global drug trade.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alfred W. McCoy Target entity description: Alfred W. McCoy is an American historian and author known for his influential work on U.S. foreign policy, empire, and the global drug trade.
-
A.
Chalmers Johnson
Chalmers Johnson was an American political scientist and author best known for his influential critiques of U.S. foreign policy and imperial overreach, particularly in works like "Blowback."
-
B.
Edward S. Herman
Edward S. Herman was an American economist, media analyst, and critic of U.S. foreign policy best known for co-developing the "propaganda model" of the media.
-
C.
Andrew Bacevich
Andrew Bacevich is an American historian, retired U.S. Army colonel, and prominent critic of U.S. foreign policy and militarism.
-
D.
Robert W. Rummel
Robert W. Rummel was an aerospace engineer and executive who served as a member of the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
-
E.
Robert O. Keohane
Robert O. Keohane is a prominent American political scientist best known for his influential work on international relations theory, particularly neoliberal institutionalism and the role of international institutions in global governance.
- 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_69a25737567c81908f9c505300239181 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25be898ec8190b5e752a1d3b6f466 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3441a5fb08190971136c2ec6e79ee |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a344c87b608190afca7657bd702693 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3452878c88190b5b8da3078006f40 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:42 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:51 a.m.