Triple
T412288
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bob Woodward |
E9514
|
entity |
| Predicate | previousSpouse |
P493
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kathleen Middlekauff
Kathleen Middlekauff is an American academic and former spouse of investigative journalist and author Bob Woodward.
|
E52846
|
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: Kathleen Middlekauff | Statement: [Bob Woodward, previousSpouse, Kathleen Middlekauff]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kathleen Middlekauff Context triple: [Bob Woodward, previousSpouse, Kathleen Middlekauff]
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A.
Judith Nelson
Judith Nelson was an American soprano known for her pioneering work and acclaimed performances in the early music and Baroque repertoire.
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B.
Deborah McGuire
Deborah McGuire is an American actress and model best known for her roles in 1970s exploitation films and for her brief marriage to comedian Richard Pryor.
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C.
Greg Grandin
Greg Grandin is an American historian and author known for his influential works on U.S. foreign policy, Latin American history, and imperialism.
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D.
Rosemary Leith
Rosemary Leith is a Canadian-born entrepreneur and internet governance leader who co-founded the World Wide Web Foundation and serves on various boards related to technology and public policy.
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E.
Dolores H. Russ
Dolores H. Russ was an American philanthropist and co-namesake of the prestigious Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize in engineering.
- 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: Kathleen Middlekauff Triple: [Bob Woodward, previousSpouse, Kathleen Middlekauff]
Generated description
Kathleen Middlekauff is an American academic and former spouse of investigative journalist and author Bob Woodward.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kathleen Middlekauff Target entity description: Kathleen Middlekauff is an American academic and former spouse of investigative journalist and author Bob Woodward.
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A.
Judith Nelson
Judith Nelson was an American soprano known for her pioneering work and acclaimed performances in the early music and Baroque repertoire.
-
B.
Deborah McGuire
Deborah McGuire is an American actress and model best known for her roles in 1970s exploitation films and for her brief marriage to comedian Richard Pryor.
-
C.
Greg Grandin
Greg Grandin is an American historian and author known for his influential works on U.S. foreign policy, Latin American history, and imperialism.
-
D.
Rosemary Leith
Rosemary Leith is a Canadian-born entrepreneur and internet governance leader who co-founded the World Wide Web Foundation and serves on various boards related to technology and public policy.
-
E.
Dolores H. Russ
Dolores H. Russ was an American philanthropist and co-namesake of the prestigious Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize in engineering.
- 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_69a2e80111fc8190961d5b7c6154123f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ee2d6fe481908ff70ab7d043bb3e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a423a152b0819099cfb9dd799ce755 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a423fc21188190bacc03bfae9ac401 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a42486e1e08190b7603c34d625da7c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:35 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:09 p.m.