Triple
T861920
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward Snowden |
E18616
|
entity |
| Predicate | disclosedTo |
P5035
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
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.
|
E101810
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Glenn Greenwald | Statement: [Edward Snowden, disclosedTo, Glenn Greenwald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Glenn Greenwald Context triple: [Edward Snowden, disclosedTo, Glenn Greenwald]
-
A.
Tom Engelhardt
Tom Engelhardt is an American editor, essayist, and critic best known for founding and running the political commentary site TomDispatch, where he writes extensively on U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and empire.
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B.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American local politician serving as the mayor of College Station, Texas.
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C.
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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D.
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.
-
E.
Juan Cole
Juan Cole is an American historian and commentator best known for his expertise on the modern Middle East and U.S. foreign policy.
- 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: Glenn Greenwald Triple: [Edward Snowden, disclosedTo, Glenn Greenwald]
Generated description
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Glenn Greenwald Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Tom Engelhardt
Tom Engelhardt is an American editor, essayist, and critic best known for founding and running the political commentary site TomDispatch, where he writes extensively on U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and empire.
-
B.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American local politician serving as the mayor of College Station, Texas.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
Juan Cole
Juan Cole is an American historian and commentator best known for his expertise on the modern Middle East and U.S. foreign policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: disclosedTo Context triple: [Edward Snowden, disclosedTo, Glenn Greenwald]
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A.
discloses
chosen
Indicates that one entity reveals, makes known, or provides previously non-public information to another entity or to the public.
-
B.
requiresSourceDisclosure
Indicates that performing or using something is contingent on revealing or making known the origin or source from which it was derived.
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C.
covered
Indicates that one entity lies over or on top of another entity so as to conceal, protect, or obscure it.
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D.
exposed
Indicates that one entity has been made visible, revealed, or left unprotected to another entity or to some external influence.
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E.
grantedTo
Indicates that a right, permission, or resource has been formally given or assigned by one party to another.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a7a3c5c15c8190a91eb3746007ebf5 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 3:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a7a613db0881908c14569257c53bb0 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7a66cc1108190a072cc7d9be2756c |
completed | March 4, 2026, 3:26 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4aa84835081908aaf98b10656d7d6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.