Triple
T234624
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The New York Times |
E4481
|
entity |
| Predicate | managingEditor |
P2962
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Marc Lacey
Marc Lacey is an American journalist and editor best known for serving in senior leadership roles at The New York Times, including overseeing major news coverage and editorial operations.
|
E134917
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Marc Lacey | Statement: [The New York Times, managingEditor, Marc Lacey]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marc Lacey Context triple: [The New York Times, managingEditor, Marc Lacey]
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A.
Brian VanDeMark
Brian VanDeMark is an American historian and author known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam War, including coauthoring influential studies of that conflict.
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B.
Keith Fraase
Keith Fraase is a film editor best known for his work on the movie "Chappaquiddick."
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C.
Eric Thibault
Eric Thibault is a professional basketball coach best known for leading the WNBA’s Washington Mystics.
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D.
Jim Loscutoff
Jim Loscutoff was an American professional basketball forward best known for his rugged defense and seven NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s and 1960s.
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E.
Mark Parsons
Mark Parsons is an English football manager best known for his successful tenure leading the Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League.
- 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: Marc Lacey Triple: [The New York Times, managingEditor, Marc Lacey]
Generated description
Marc Lacey is an American journalist and editor best known for serving in senior leadership roles at The New York Times, including overseeing major news coverage and editorial operations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marc Lacey Target entity description: Marc Lacey is an American journalist and editor best known for serving in senior leadership roles at The New York Times, including overseeing major news coverage and editorial operations.
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A.
Brian VanDeMark
Brian VanDeMark is an American historian and author known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam War, including coauthoring influential studies of that conflict.
-
B.
Keith Fraase
Keith Fraase is a film editor best known for his work on the movie "Chappaquiddick."
-
C.
Eric Thibault
Eric Thibault is a professional basketball coach best known for leading the WNBA’s Washington Mystics.
-
D.
Jim Loscutoff
Jim Loscutoff was an American professional basketball forward best known for his rugged defense and seven NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s and 1960s.
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E.
Mark Parsons
Mark Parsons is an English football manager best known for his successful tenure leading the Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: managingEditor Context triple: [The New York Times, managingEditor, Marc Lacey]
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A.
editedBy
Indicates that one entity has revised, modified, or otherwise made editorial changes to another entity.
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B.
manager
chosen
Indicates that one entity holds a supervisory or administrative role with authority and responsibility over another entity.
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C.
draftedBy
Indicates that something (such as a document, plan, or version) was created or written in its initial form by a particular agent or author.
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D.
notableEditor
Indicates that an entity has served as a significant or distinguished editor of another entity, such as a publication or work.
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E.
administeredBy
Indicates that an action, service, or process is carried out, managed, or overseen by a specified agent or authority.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a257363ffc81909757bde7ab3404da |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25f14f72081908182e76300b59358 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac6ef352f081909bd59b3cfb6c33e5 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac6fd219dc8190a64dedf45383c8fa |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac703361e8819090a4789599bc8e36 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:36 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a25b5c8c888190b5544e687736b373 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.