Triple
T78239
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Watergate scandal |
E1565
|
entity |
| Predicate | involves |
P1256
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Carl Bernstein
Carl Bernstein is an American investigative journalist best known for his reporting with Bob Woodward that helped uncover the Watergate scandal and led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
|
E11173
|
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: Carl Bernstein | Statement: [Watergate scandal, involves, Carl Bernstein]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl Bernstein Context triple: [Watergate scandal, involves, Carl Bernstein]
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A.
Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward is an American investigative journalist and author best known for his reporting on the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post, which helped lead to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
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B.
Edward S. Herman
Edward S. Herman was an American economist, media analyst, and critic of U.S. foreign policy best known for co-developing the "propaganda model" of the media.
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C.
Jeffrey Wigand
Jeffrey Wigand is an American former tobacco executive turned whistleblower who exposed health risks and corporate misconduct in the cigarette industry, most famously depicted in the film "The Insider."
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D.
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer was a prominent American novelist, journalist, and essayist known for works like "The Naked and the Dead" and for co-founding The Village Voice.
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E.
Stephen E. Smith
Stephen E. Smith was an American businessman and political strategist closely associated with the Kennedy family, notably serving as a key adviser and organizer in their political campaigns.
- 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: Carl Bernstein Triple: [Watergate scandal, involves, Carl Bernstein]
Generated description
Carl Bernstein is an American investigative journalist best known for his reporting with Bob Woodward that helped uncover the Watergate scandal and led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl Bernstein Target entity description: Carl Bernstein is an American investigative journalist best known for his reporting with Bob Woodward that helped uncover the Watergate scandal and led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
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A.
Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward is an American investigative journalist and author best known for his reporting on the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post, which helped lead to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
-
B.
Edward S. Herman
Edward S. Herman was an American economist, media analyst, and critic of U.S. foreign policy best known for co-developing the "propaganda model" of the media.
-
C.
Jeffrey Wigand
Jeffrey Wigand is an American former tobacco executive turned whistleblower who exposed health risks and corporate misconduct in the cigarette industry, most famously depicted in the film "The Insider."
-
D.
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer was a prominent American novelist, journalist, and essayist known for works like "The Naked and the Dead" and for co-founding The Village Voice.
-
E.
Stephen E. Smith
Stephen E. Smith was an American businessman and political strategist closely associated with the Kennedy family, notably serving as a key adviser and organizer in their political campaigns.
- 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_69a24c60d19c8190a1b6c105ca59ef5b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24f30e5848190a8edcb37c356ce0a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a27c0147d481909c62cd45c8079519 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a27c81e0d481909029bbe7b9c04ab0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a27cf9cc6c8190b8e666ea21c331f2 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:28 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.