Triple
T10325985
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Norman B. Ream |
E242762
|
entity |
| Predicate | boardMemberOf |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
American Can Company
American Can Company was a major U.S. manufacturer that played a leading role in the development and mass production of metal cans and packaging during the late 19th and 20th centuries.
|
E855478
|
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: American Can Company | Statement: [Norman B. Ream, boardMemberOf, American Can Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Can Company Context triple: [Norman B. Ream, boardMemberOf, American Can Company]
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A.
Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
Chesebrough Manufacturing Company was an American petroleum-based products manufacturer best known for creating and popularizing Vaseline.
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B.
Nabisco
Nabisco is a major American snack food company best known for iconic brands like Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers.
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C.
Kraft
Kraft is a prominent American surname most widely associated with billionaire businessman and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
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D.
Postum Cereal Company
Postum Cereal Company was an American food manufacturer best known as the predecessor to General Foods and for producing popular breakfast cereals and the Postum coffee substitute.
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E.
Pillsbury Company
Pillsbury Company is a major American food company best known for its packaged baking products, refrigerated doughs, and iconic Doughboy mascot.
- 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: American Can Company Triple: [Norman B. Ream, boardMemberOf, American Can Company]
Generated description
American Can Company was a major U.S. manufacturer that played a leading role in the development and mass production of metal cans and packaging during the late 19th and 20th centuries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Can Company Target entity description: American Can Company was a major U.S. manufacturer that played a leading role in the development and mass production of metal cans and packaging during the late 19th and 20th centuries.
-
A.
Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
Chesebrough Manufacturing Company was an American petroleum-based products manufacturer best known for creating and popularizing Vaseline.
-
B.
Nabisco
Nabisco is a major American snack food company best known for iconic brands like Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers.
-
C.
Kraft
Kraft is a prominent American surname most widely associated with billionaire businessman and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
-
D.
Postum Cereal Company
Postum Cereal Company was an American food manufacturer best known as the predecessor to General Foods and for producing popular breakfast cereals and the Postum coffee substitute.
-
E.
Pillsbury Company
Pillsbury Company is a major American food company best known for its packaged baking products, refrigerated doughs, and iconic Doughboy mascot.
- 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_69d381af787481908bc401325c760a88 |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d4d7cd76348190b93562112300acfc |
completed | April 7, 2026, 10:09 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d71da93b988190ad568b0677b5d344 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 3:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d731887d2081908e6b4e33d400582f |
completed | April 9, 2026, 4:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d7329189708190bbd21bd40ec029b0 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:01 a.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:51 a.m.