Triple
T8815436
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Perkins |
E209764
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Perkins
John Perkins is an American author and former economic hit man best known for his book "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man," in which he alleges involvement in covert economic manipulation on behalf of U.S. interests.
|
E758620
|
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: John Perkins | Statement: [Perkins, hasNotableBearer, John Perkins]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Perkins Context triple: [Perkins, hasNotableBearer, John Perkins]
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A.
Claus Wigand
Claus Wigand is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Wigand.
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B.
Edward Epstein
Edward Epstein is a biographer and author known for his works on notable historical and political figures.
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C.
Tim Weiner
Tim Weiner is an American journalist and author best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting and his books on the history of U.S. intelligence agencies.
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D.
Robert Baer
Robert Baer is a former CIA case officer and author known for his memoirs on Middle East espionage and U.S. intelligence, one of which inspired the film "Syriana."
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E.
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."
- 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: John Perkins Triple: [Perkins, hasNotableBearer, John Perkins]
Generated description
John Perkins is an American author and former economic hit man best known for his book "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man," in which he alleges involvement in covert economic manipulation on behalf of U.S. interests.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Perkins Target entity description: John Perkins is an American author and former economic hit man best known for his book "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man," in which he alleges involvement in covert economic manipulation on behalf of U.S. interests.
-
A.
Claus Wigand
Claus Wigand is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Wigand.
-
B.
Edward Epstein
Edward Epstein is a biographer and author known for his works on notable historical and political figures.
-
C.
Tim Weiner
Tim Weiner is an American journalist and author best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting and his books on the history of U.S. intelligence agencies.
-
D.
Robert Baer
Robert Baer is a former CIA case officer and author known for his memoirs on Middle East espionage and U.S. intelligence, one of which inspired the film "Syriana."
-
E.
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."
- 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_69ca8363f3308190a47e3f1ebd51f613 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc5ff2ff248190bafcafe8b3860e53 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf6fb898388190b96242ff41599250 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cf7101b0088190843affad2474eb32 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cf725ebb4c8190be3b19e9c5e854ac |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:45 p.m.