Triple

T2760621
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael V. Hayden E61209 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror
"Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror" is a memoir by former CIA and NSA director Michael V. Hayden that offers an insider account of U.S. intelligence operations and challenges in the post-9/11 era.
E294521 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: Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror | Statement: [Michael V. Hayden, notableWork, Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror
Context triple: [Michael V. Hayden, notableWork, Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror]
  • A. The Craft of Intelligence
    The Craft of Intelligence is a seminal book on espionage and intelligence operations written by former CIA Director Allen Dulles, offering an insider’s perspective on the theory and practice of modern intelligence work.
  • B. A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror
    *A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror* is a historical and investigative study by Alfred W. McCoy that traces the development, methods, and global impact of U.S. psychological torture and interrogation practices from the early Cold War through the post-9/11 era.
  • C. See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism
    "See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism" is a nonfiction memoir by former CIA officer Robert Baer detailing his experiences in Middle Eastern intelligence operations and critiquing U.S. counterterrorism policy.
  • D. The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State
    "The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State" is a nonfiction book by journalist Lawrence Wright that collects and expands his reporting on the rise of modern jihadist movements and U.S. counterterrorism efforts in the post-9/11 era.
  • E. Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
    The Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 was a congressional investigation that examined U.S. intelligence failures related to the 9/11 attacks and produced a major public report on those shortcomings.
  • 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: Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror
Triple: [Michael V. Hayden, notableWork, Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror]
Generated description
"Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror" is a memoir by former CIA and NSA director Michael V. Hayden that offers an insider account of U.S. intelligence operations and challenges in the post-9/11 era.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror
Target entity description: "Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror" is a memoir by former CIA and NSA director Michael V. Hayden that offers an insider account of U.S. intelligence operations and challenges in the post-9/11 era.
  • A. The Craft of Intelligence
    The Craft of Intelligence is a seminal book on espionage and intelligence operations written by former CIA Director Allen Dulles, offering an insider’s perspective on the theory and practice of modern intelligence work.
  • B. A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror
    *A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror* is a historical and investigative study by Alfred W. McCoy that traces the development, methods, and global impact of U.S. psychological torture and interrogation practices from the early Cold War through the post-9/11 era.
  • C. See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism
    "See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism" is a nonfiction memoir by former CIA officer Robert Baer detailing his experiences in Middle Eastern intelligence operations and critiquing U.S. counterterrorism policy.
  • D. The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State
    "The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State" is a nonfiction book by journalist Lawrence Wright that collects and expands his reporting on the rise of modern jihadist movements and U.S. counterterrorism efforts in the post-9/11 era.
  • E. Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
    The Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 was a congressional investigation that examined U.S. intelligence failures related to the 9/11 attacks and produced a major public report on those shortcomings.
  • 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_69ab4b7bab6c8190a5c2efef19a8ef34 completed March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abdd2281b8819094c22ce5e4753bd3 completed March 7, 2026, 8:09 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afbbe499148190902826dd769597d1 completed March 10, 2026, 6:36 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afbc68a4148190b8c41af64bfacd64 completed March 10, 2026, 6:38 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afbd03744081908c79e88c3189467c completed March 10, 2026, 6:41 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:57 p.m.