Triple
T2800439
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Monica Lewinsky scandal |
E53139
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableFigureInvolved |
P6467
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Independent Counsel Ken Starr
Independent Counsel Ken Starr was the special prosecutor whose investigation into President Bill Clinton’s conduct, including the Monica Lewinsky affair, led to Clinton’s impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998.
|
E299941
|
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: Independent Counsel Ken Starr | Statement: [Monica Lewinsky scandal, notableFigureInvolved, Independent Counsel Ken Starr]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Independent Counsel Ken Starr Context triple: [Monica Lewinsky scandal, notableFigureInvolved, Independent Counsel Ken Starr]
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A.
John Dean
John Dean is a former White House Counsel best known for his central role in the Watergate scandal and his testimony against President Richard Nixon.
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B.
John W. Carlin
John W. Carlin is an American politician and public official who served as Governor of Kansas before later becoming the Archivist of the United States.
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C.
R. James Woolsey Jr.
R. James Woolsey Jr. is an American lawyer, diplomat, and national security expert who served as Director of Central Intelligence under President Bill Clinton in the early 1990s.
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D.
Robert Mueller
Robert Mueller is an American lawyer and former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who later served as Special Counsel overseeing the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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E.
Richard Mueller
Richard Mueller is a physicist and professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, known for his work in astrophysics, geophysics, and climate science communication.
- 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: Independent Counsel Ken Starr Triple: [Monica Lewinsky scandal, notableFigureInvolved, Independent Counsel Ken Starr]
Generated description
Independent Counsel Ken Starr was the special prosecutor whose investigation into President Bill Clinton’s conduct, including the Monica Lewinsky affair, led to Clinton’s impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Independent Counsel Ken Starr Target entity description: Independent Counsel Ken Starr was the special prosecutor whose investigation into President Bill Clinton’s conduct, including the Monica Lewinsky affair, led to Clinton’s impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998.
-
A.
John Dean
John Dean is a former White House Counsel best known for his central role in the Watergate scandal and his testimony against President Richard Nixon.
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B.
John W. Carlin
John W. Carlin is an American politician and public official who served as Governor of Kansas before later becoming the Archivist of the United States.
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C.
R. James Woolsey Jr.
R. James Woolsey Jr. is an American lawyer, diplomat, and national security expert who served as Director of Central Intelligence under President Bill Clinton in the early 1990s.
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D.
Robert Mueller
Robert Mueller is an American lawyer and former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who later served as Special Counsel overseeing the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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E.
Richard Mueller
Richard Mueller is a physicist and professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, known for his work in astrophysics, geophysics, and climate science communication.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableFigureInvolved Context triple: [Monica Lewinsky scandal, notableFigureInvolved, Independent Counsel Ken Starr]
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A.
notableParticipant
chosen
Indicates that an entity plays a significant or distinguished role as a participant in an event, activity, or context.
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B.
notablePersonDiscussed
Indicates that the subject entity includes or features a discussion about the referenced notable person.
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C.
notableFor
Indicates that an entity is especially recognized or distinguished for a particular quality, achievement, characteristic, or role.
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D.
holderNotableFor
Indicates that a holder (such as a person or organization) is particularly known or recognized for a specific role, achievement, work, or characteristic.
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E.
notableCulturalFigure
Indicates that a person holds significant influence or recognition within a culture’s arts, traditions, values, or public life.
- 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_69ab495a90788190941b6917e1eca3a6 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abde2ec2ac8190bd702ad3eafb6aed |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afc66ad9cc81908af6d3816a840c75 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afc80ba2148190ae0c1f6425d52dfd |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afc97fc45481908aa72ac8607c34ac |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:34 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abdd059f308190853191f6ffe2bc6f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:58 p.m.