Triple
T1008985
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | PeopleSoft |
E21777
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Duffield
David Duffield is an American billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for founding the enterprise software companies PeopleSoft and Workday.
|
E241490
|
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: David Duffield | Statement: [PeopleSoft, foundedBy, David Duffield]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Duffield Context triple: [PeopleSoft, foundedBy, David Duffield]
-
A.
Brian Fawcett
Brian Fawcett was the son of British explorer Percy Fawcett, known mainly for his connection to his father's legendary Amazon expeditions and disappearance.
-
B.
Andrew D. Martin
Andrew D. Martin is an American political scientist and academic administrator who serves as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
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C.
Andrew Dunn
Andrew Dunn is a British cinematographer known for his work on numerous high-profile films and television productions.
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D.
David Scearce
David Scearce is a Canadian screenwriter best known for adapting Christopher Isherwood’s novel into the acclaimed film "A Single Man."
-
E.
Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
- 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: David Duffield Triple: [PeopleSoft, foundedBy, David Duffield]
Generated description
David Duffield is an American billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for founding the enterprise software companies PeopleSoft and Workday.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Duffield Target entity description: David Duffield is an American billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for founding the enterprise software companies PeopleSoft and Workday.
-
A.
Brian Fawcett
Brian Fawcett was the son of British explorer Percy Fawcett, known mainly for his connection to his father's legendary Amazon expeditions and disappearance.
-
B.
Andrew D. Martin
Andrew D. Martin is an American political scientist and academic administrator who serves as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
-
C.
Andrew Dunn
Andrew Dunn is a British cinematographer known for his work on numerous high-profile films and television productions.
-
D.
David Scearce
David Scearce is a Canadian screenwriter best known for adapting Christopher Isherwood’s novel into the acclaimed film "A Single Man."
-
E.
Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
- 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_69a493c53e648190ae8cb76c433fd9a7 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b7a3cb608190a2de34a09cd55146 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:03 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae5d73c10c8190a059c3ae6b3a6279 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae5e027ea48190a052556d43c39f73 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae5ea4edcc81908829e4bd64ce0aea |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:46 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.