Triple
T7252154
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cyrus McCormick |
E157627
|
entity |
| Predicate | improvedUponWorkOf |
P6555
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Robert McCormick Jr. |
E93739
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Robert McCormick Jr. | Statement: [Cyrus McCormick, improvedUponWorkOf, Robert McCormick Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert McCormick Jr. Context triple: [Cyrus McCormick, improvedUponWorkOf, Robert McCormick Jr.]
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A.
Robert R. McCormick
chosen
Robert R. McCormick was a prominent American newspaper publisher and longtime editor and owner of the Chicago Tribune, known for his influential role in 20th-century journalism and conservative politics.
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B.
Donald E. Graham
Donald E. Graham is an American businessman and publisher best known for leading The Washington Post through significant periods of journalistic and corporate transformation.
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C.
Clay Felker
Clay Felker was an influential American magazine editor and journalist best known for shaping the style and voice of modern city magazines and helping launch the careers of prominent New Journalism writers.
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D.
Joseph Medill Patterson Albright
Joseph Medill Patterson Albright is an American journalist and member of the prominent Medill-Patterson publishing family, known in part for his marriage to former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
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E.
John Kluge
John Kluge was an American entrepreneur and media mogul best known for building the Metromedia broadcasting empire and becoming one of the richest individuals in the United States.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: improvedUponWorkOf Context triple: [Cyrus McCormick, improvedUponWorkOf, Robert McCormick Jr.]
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A.
improvesOn
chosen
Indicates that one entity enhances, refines, or performs better than another entity, typically by addressing its limitations or increasing its effectiveness.
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B.
buildsUponWorkOf
Indicates that one entity is created, developed, or derived by using, extending, or incorporating the work produced by another entity.
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C.
seeksToImprove
Indicates an intentional effort by one entity to make another entity or condition better than its current state.
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D.
performsWorkOf
Indicates that one entity carries out, executes, or fulfills the tasks, functions, or role that are normally associated with another entity.
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E.
worksAgainst
Indicates that one entity actively opposes, counteracts, or undermines the goals, effects, or interests of another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69c6882d81d4819085f7ff862951ee4f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6ea7ae0e48190bd80c91bad1976c6 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7db1278b08190bab9f01287040492 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:43 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c6e7666ffc81908bf643d8257e6337 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:56 p.m.