Triple
T861905
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward Snowden |
E18616
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Snowden
Snowden is the surname of Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked classified information about global surveillance programs.
|
E18616
|
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: Snowden | Statement: [Edward Snowden, familyName, Snowden]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Snowden Context triple: [Edward Snowden, familyName, Snowden]
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A.
Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden is a former National Security Agency contractor who became internationally known in 2013 for leaking classified documents revealing global mass surveillance programs.
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B.
Julian Assange
Julian Assange is an Australian journalist, publisher, and activist best known as the founder of WikiLeaks, which released classified and sensitive documents from governments and organizations worldwide.
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C.
Snowden (2016 film)
Snowden (2016 film) is a biographical political thriller directed by Oliver Stone that dramatizes the life and NSA revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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D.
United States v. Edward Snowden
United States v. Edward Snowden is the U.S. criminal case in which former NSA contractor Edward Snowden was charged for leaking classified surveillance documents, leading to international debates over government secrecy and privacy.
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E.
Glenn Greenwald
Glenn Greenwald is an American journalist, author, and former constitutional lawyer best known for his investigative reporting on mass surveillance and civil liberties, including publishing Edward Snowden’s NSA revelations.
- 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: Snowden Triple: [Edward Snowden, familyName, Snowden]
Generated description
Snowden is the surname of Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked classified information about global surveillance programs.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Snowden Target entity description: Snowden is the surname of Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked classified information about global surveillance programs.
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A.
Edward Snowden
chosen
Edward Snowden is a former National Security Agency contractor who became internationally known in 2013 for leaking classified documents revealing global mass surveillance programs.
-
B.
Julian Assange
Julian Assange is an Australian journalist, publisher, and activist best known as the founder of WikiLeaks, which released classified and sensitive documents from governments and organizations worldwide.
-
C.
Snowden (2016 film)
Snowden (2016 film) is a biographical political thriller directed by Oliver Stone that dramatizes the life and NSA revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden.
-
D.
United States v. Edward Snowden
United States v. Edward Snowden is the U.S. criminal case in which former NSA contractor Edward Snowden was charged for leaking classified surveillance documents, leading to international debates over government secrecy and privacy.
-
E.
Glenn Greenwald
Glenn Greenwald is an American journalist, author, and former constitutional lawyer best known for his investigative reporting on mass surveillance and civil liberties, including publishing Edward Snowden’s NSA revelations.
- F. None of above.
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_69a4938ce8688190a24bdfef82ba7d21 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4ac6631408190a19b83126fa86100 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7b84b7ac0819089abf39adff96191 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 4:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a7b9c5839c8190ba5fced9f0914b15 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 4:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7ba8f08b08190a448f0334d5e673f |
completed | March 4, 2026, 4:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.