Triple

T4406312

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Robert R. McCormick	`E93739`	entity
Predicate	relative	`P37`	FINISHED
Object	Medill McCormick Medill McCormick was an American newspaper editor and Republican politician who served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois in the early 20th century.	`E437681`	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: Medill McCormick | Statement: [Robert R. McCormick, relative, Medill McCormick]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Medill McCormick
Context triple: [Robert R. McCormick, relative, Medill McCormick]

A. Medill School of Journalism
Medill School of Journalism is Northwestern University’s renowned journalism and integrated marketing communications school, known for its strong professional training and influential alumni in media and communications.
B. Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is a leading graduate institution in New York City renowned for training professional journalists and advancing excellence in the field through education, research, and industry partnerships.
C. Missouri School of Journalism
The Missouri School of Journalism is a renowned journalism school known for pioneering the “Missouri Method” of hands-on reporting and for producing influential journalists and media professionals.
D. Reynolds Journalism Institute
Reynolds Journalism Institute is a leading media research and innovation center dedicated to advancing the practice and future of journalism.
E. McCormick Tribune Foundation
The McCormick Tribune Foundation is a charitable organization established by the McCormick family and the Chicago Tribune that supports journalism, education, civic engagement, and community initiatives, particularly in the Chicago area.
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: Medill McCormick
Triple: [Robert R. McCormick, relative, Medill McCormick]

Generated description

Medill McCormick was an American newspaper editor and Republican politician who served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois in the early 20th century.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Medill McCormick
Target entity description: Medill McCormick was an American newspaper editor and Republican politician who served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois in the early 20th century.

A. Medill School of Journalism
Medill School of Journalism is Northwestern University’s renowned journalism and integrated marketing communications school, known for its strong professional training and influential alumni in media and communications.
B. Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is a leading graduate institution in New York City renowned for training professional journalists and advancing excellence in the field through education, research, and industry partnerships.
C. Missouri School of Journalism
The Missouri School of Journalism is a renowned journalism school known for pioneering the “Missouri Method” of hands-on reporting and for producing influential journalists and media professionals.
D. Reynolds Journalism Institute
Reynolds Journalism Institute is a leading media research and innovation center dedicated to advancing the practice and future of journalism.
E. McCormick Tribune Foundation
The McCormick Tribune Foundation is a charitable organization established by the McCormick family and the Chicago Tribune that supports journalism, education, civic engagement, and community initiatives, particularly in the Chicago area.
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_69b345158c748190a2c040fce2da9980`	completed	March 12, 2026, 10:58 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69b35489f6948190a4b2c259f64b4abf`	completed	March 13, 2026, 12:04 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69b5f6058f2c8190a50862d1a4607f3c`	completed	March 14, 2026, 11:57 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69b5f72c17fc819098c32cf56431e431`	completed	March 15, 2026, 12:02 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69b5f7b0ef808190a913f494fdf5bb6d`	completed	March 15, 2026, 12:05 a.m.

Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:28 p.m.