Triple
T8503349
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Skeptic magazine |
E201275
|
entity |
| Predicate | editorInChief |
P1932
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Michael Shermer |
E39614
|
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: Michael Shermer | Statement: [Skeptic magazine, editorInChief, Michael Shermer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Shermer Context triple: [Skeptic magazine, editorInChief, Michael Shermer]
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A.
Michael Shermer
chosen
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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B.
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.
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C.
Sam Harris
Sam Harris is an American author, neuroscientist, and prominent atheist thinker known for his writings and podcasts on religion, morality, and rational inquiry.
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D.
Robert Wright
Robert Wright was an American musical theatre lyricist and composer best known for his long collaboration with George Forrest on adaptations of classical music for Broadway and film.
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E.
Jerry Coyne
Jerry Coyne is an American evolutionary biologist and outspoken critic of religion, best known for his work on speciation and his popular science book "Why Evolution Is True."
- 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_69ca831fe47c8190b5c57b456d2aefa0 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe59c413881909513d8a9d52333c0 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf51316b748190bfadf5d898978f55 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 5:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:14 p.m.