Triple
T861922
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward Snowden |
E18616
|
entity |
| Predicate | disclosedTo |
P5035
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ewen MacAskill
Ewen MacAskill is a Scottish journalist and former Guardian reporter known for helping reveal Edward Snowden’s NSA surveillance leaks.
|
E107622
|
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: Ewen MacAskill | Statement: [Edward Snowden, disclosedTo, Ewen MacAskill]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ewen MacAskill Context triple: [Edward Snowden, disclosedTo, Ewen MacAskill]
-
A.
Duncan Kenworthy
Duncan Kenworthy is a British film and television producer best known for hit romantic comedies such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Notting Hill," and "Love Actually."
-
B.
Graeme Gibson
Graeme Gibson was a Canadian novelist, environmentalist, and cultural advocate known for his contributions to Canadian literature and his long partnership with writer Margaret Atwood.
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C.
Tam O'Shaughnessy
Tam O'Shaughnessy is an American educator, former professional tennis player, and cofounder of Sally Ride Science who was the longtime partner of astronaut Sally Ride.
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D.
Eric Drummond
Eric Drummond was a British diplomat best known for serving as the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, helping to shape the early framework of modern international diplomacy.
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E.
Andrew Duggan
Andrew Duggan was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1950s through the 1980s.
- 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: Ewen MacAskill Triple: [Edward Snowden, disclosedTo, Ewen MacAskill]
Generated description
Ewen MacAskill is a Scottish journalist and former Guardian reporter known for helping reveal Edward Snowden’s NSA surveillance leaks.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ewen MacAskill Target entity description: Ewen MacAskill is a Scottish journalist and former Guardian reporter known for helping reveal Edward Snowden’s NSA surveillance leaks.
-
A.
Duncan Kenworthy
Duncan Kenworthy is a British film and television producer best known for hit romantic comedies such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Notting Hill," and "Love Actually."
-
B.
Graeme Gibson
Graeme Gibson was a Canadian novelist, environmentalist, and cultural advocate known for his contributions to Canadian literature and his long partnership with writer Margaret Atwood.
-
C.
Tam O'Shaughnessy
Tam O'Shaughnessy is an American educator, former professional tennis player, and cofounder of Sally Ride Science who was the longtime partner of astronaut Sally Ride.
-
D.
Eric Drummond
Eric Drummond was a British diplomat best known for serving as the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, helping to shape the early framework of modern international diplomacy.
-
E.
Andrew Duggan
Andrew Duggan was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1950s through the 1980s.
- 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_69a4938ce8688190a24bdfef82ba7d21 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b2b66c908190a52f731119b77a1e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7c71702fc8190a143fe45b228ae24 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 5:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a7ca67dbc88190b40fd74ad91a4bd6 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7cb0b497c8190926fce5cc5e99734 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:02 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.