Triple
T3237071
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room |
E67879
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedOnAuthor |
P2806
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bethany McLean
Bethany McLean is an American financial journalist and author best known for her investigative reporting on corporate scandals, particularly Enron.
|
E340324
|
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: Bethany McLean | Statement: [Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, basedOnAuthor, Bethany McLean]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bethany McLean Context triple: [Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, basedOnAuthor, Bethany McLean]
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A.
Lauren Weisberger
Lauren Weisberger is an American novelist best known for writing the bestselling fashion-world satire "The Devil Wears Prada," which was adapted into a popular film.
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B.
Jessica Bruder
Jessica Bruder is an American journalist and author best known for her nonfiction book "Nomadland," which explores the lives of modern American nomads and inspired the Academy Award–winning film adaptation.
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C.
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington is a Greek-American author, media entrepreneur, and co-founder of The Huffington Post, known for her influence in digital media and advocacy for well-being and corporate responsibility.
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D.
Melissa Corken
Melissa Corken is a music industry figure best known as the founder of the World Music Awards, an international awards show recognizing global recording artists.
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E.
Jillian Kugler
Jillian Kugler is a television producer best known for her executive production work on the series "Hand of God."
- 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: Bethany McLean Triple: [Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, basedOnAuthor, Bethany McLean]
Generated description
Bethany McLean is an American financial journalist and author best known for her investigative reporting on corporate scandals, particularly Enron.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bethany McLean Target entity description: Bethany McLean is an American financial journalist and author best known for her investigative reporting on corporate scandals, particularly Enron.
-
A.
Lauren Weisberger
Lauren Weisberger is an American novelist best known for writing the bestselling fashion-world satire "The Devil Wears Prada," which was adapted into a popular film.
-
B.
Jessica Bruder
Jessica Bruder is an American journalist and author best known for her nonfiction book "Nomadland," which explores the lives of modern American nomads and inspired the Academy Award–winning film adaptation.
-
C.
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington is a Greek-American author, media entrepreneur, and co-founder of The Huffington Post, known for her influence in digital media and advocacy for well-being and corporate responsibility.
-
D.
Melissa Corken
Melissa Corken is a music industry figure best known as the founder of the World Music Awards, an international awards show recognizing global recording artists.
-
E.
Jillian Kugler
Jillian Kugler is a television producer best known for her executive production work on the series "Hand of God."
- 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_69ad858d27348190abb61c280b4c86a9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adaef29bf48190a9aa3a39f0138428 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b277459d1081909766934ce6a56091 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b2780e41e0819080ddb26668f32838 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b27bd238a48190b9d13ee8a8bc955d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:39 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:08 p.m.