Triple
T11486626
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William J. Ruane |
E272295
|
entity |
| Predicate | coFounded |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb |
E928769
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb | Statement: [William J. Ruane, coFounded, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Context triple: [William J. Ruane, coFounded, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb]
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A.
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
chosen
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb is a New York–based investment management firm best known for managing the Sequoia Fund and for its long-term, value-oriented investing approach.
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B.
Miller, Orton & Mulligan
Miller, Orton & Mulligan was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing significant works of abolitionist and reform literature.
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C.
Ford, Powell & Carson
Ford, Powell & Carson is a San Antonio–based architectural firm known for designing prominent modernist landmarks, including the Tower of the Americas.
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D.
Cleary, Gottlieb, Friendly & Cox
Cleary, Gottlieb, Friendly & Cox was a prominent New York law firm known for employing future renowned federal judge Henry J. Friendly early in his legal career.
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E.
Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet
Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet was an American country music songwriting and recording trio active in the 1980s, known for crafting hits for themselves and other artists in Nashville.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6aae1b09881909ce2ded3fa0c14fa |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d85a1fc9688190aacc2eed64229b79 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e624b12c04819085cc5f7dd64283ca |
completed | April 20, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m.