Triple
T4282115
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John H. Brockman |
E97175
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John Brockman |
E97175
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: John Brockman | Statement: [John H. Brockman, alsoKnownAs, John Brockman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Brockman Context triple: [John H. Brockman, alsoKnownAs, John Brockman]
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A.
John H. Brockman
chosen
John H. Brockman is a literary agent, author, and founder of the Edge Foundation, known for promoting and publishing works at the intersection of science, technology, and culture.
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B.
Leonard Mlodinow
Leonard Mlodinow is an American physicist and author known for his popular science books and collaborations with Stephen Hawking on works about cosmology and the nature of reality.
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C.
Michael Shermer
Michael Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, and founder of *Skeptic* magazine, known for promoting scientific skepticism and critical thinking about paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
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D.
Joel Garreau
Joel Garreau is an American journalist and author best known for popularizing the concept of the "edge city" in urban studies.
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E.
Leon Shermer
Leon Shermer is a key character in the film "Dog Day Afternoon," portrayed as the troubled partner whose personal struggles help drive the emotional core of the story.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69b34544be3c819084d1ab82d29f90c5 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3503938f481909505e0a322dd2b6c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5c7237b608190ab5aca56027344c4 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:07 p.m.