Triple

T7209400
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror E148759 entity
Predicate examines P170 FINISHED
Object CIA KUBARK interrogation manual
The CIA KUBARK interrogation manual is a Cold War–era U.S. intelligence document that outlines psychological and coercive interrogation techniques, including methods widely criticized as torture.
E648940 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: CIA KUBARK interrogation manual | Statement: [A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror, examines, CIA KUBARK interrogation manual]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CIA KUBARK interrogation manual
Context triple: [A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror, examines, CIA KUBARK interrogation manual]
  • A. United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
    The United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States, commonly known as the Rockefeller Commission, was a 1975 presidential commission tasked with investigating alleged illegal domestic activities by the CIA.
  • B. A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror
    *A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror* is a historical and investigative study by Alfred W. McCoy that traces the development, methods, and global impact of U.S. psychological torture and interrogation practices from the early Cold War through the post-9/11 era.
  • C. Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987
    Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 is a non-fiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the covert operations, internal politics, and controversies of the CIA during the Reagan administration.
  • D. Aufklärungs-Abteilung 21
    Aufklärungs-Abteilung 21 was the reconnaissance battalion of the German 21st Panzer Division in World War II, responsible for gathering intelligence on enemy positions and movements.
  • E. The Craft of Intelligence
    The Craft of Intelligence is a seminal book on espionage and intelligence operations written by former CIA Director Allen Dulles, offering an insider’s perspective on the theory and practice of modern intelligence work.
  • 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: CIA KUBARK interrogation manual
Triple: [A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror, examines, CIA KUBARK interrogation manual]
Generated description
The CIA KUBARK interrogation manual is a Cold War–era U.S. intelligence document that outlines psychological and coercive interrogation techniques, including methods widely criticized as torture.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CIA KUBARK interrogation manual
Target entity description: The CIA KUBARK interrogation manual is a Cold War–era U.S. intelligence document that outlines psychological and coercive interrogation techniques, including methods widely criticized as torture.
  • A. United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
    The United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States, commonly known as the Rockefeller Commission, was a 1975 presidential commission tasked with investigating alleged illegal domestic activities by the CIA.
  • B. A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror
    *A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror* is a historical and investigative study by Alfred W. McCoy that traces the development, methods, and global impact of U.S. psychological torture and interrogation practices from the early Cold War through the post-9/11 era.
  • C. Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987
    Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 is a non-fiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the covert operations, internal politics, and controversies of the CIA during the Reagan administration.
  • D. Aufklärungs-Abteilung 21
    Aufklärungs-Abteilung 21 was the reconnaissance battalion of the German 21st Panzer Division in World War II, responsible for gathering intelligence on enemy positions and movements.
  • E. The Craft of Intelligence
    The Craft of Intelligence is a seminal book on espionage and intelligence operations written by former CIA Director Allen Dulles, offering an insider’s perspective on the theory and practice of modern intelligence work.
  • 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_69c687e8cf188190b5f3ecffd681f04e completed March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6e96c46dc819080a6b40456d7b068 completed March 27, 2026, 8:32 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7bfc4e6688190ad9e0d31505e65af completed March 28, 2026, 11:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7c05a1f548190914a9b2ba98cbef2 completed March 28, 2026, 11:49 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7c0e6b508819093092e3516a9ec46 completed March 28, 2026, 11:52 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:52 p.m.