Triple
T11959641
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cygnus Solutions |
E284633
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Henkel-Wallace
David Henkel-Wallace is a software entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Cygnus Solutions, an early and influential company in the commercial open-source software industry.
|
E956229
|
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 Henkel-Wallace | Statement: [Cygnus Solutions, foundedBy, David Henkel-Wallace]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Henkel-Wallace Context triple: [Cygnus Solutions, foundedBy, David Henkel-Wallace]
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A.
Eric Waller
Eric Waller is an entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the mobile-focused ticketing platform SeatGeek.
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B.
Jerry Wall
Jerry Wall is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Wall, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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C.
Andy Wallace
Andy Wallace is a renowned American music producer and mixing engineer known for his work on influential rock and metal albums by artists such as Nirvana, Slayer, and Jeff Buckley.
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D.
Matt Wallace
Matt Wallace is an American record producer and engineer best known for his work with bands like Maroon 5, Faith No More, and The Replacements.
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E.
Michael Wallis
Michael Wallis is an American historian and author best known for his works on Route 66 and the American West, as well as for voicing the Sheriff in Pixar’s Cars films.
- 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 Henkel-Wallace Triple: [Cygnus Solutions, foundedBy, David Henkel-Wallace]
Generated description
David Henkel-Wallace is a software entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Cygnus Solutions, an early and influential company in the commercial open-source software industry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Henkel-Wallace Target entity description: David Henkel-Wallace is a software entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Cygnus Solutions, an early and influential company in the commercial open-source software industry.
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A.
Eric Waller
Eric Waller is an entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the mobile-focused ticketing platform SeatGeek.
-
B.
Jerry Wall
Jerry Wall is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Wall, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
-
C.
Andy Wallace
Andy Wallace is a renowned American music producer and mixing engineer known for his work on influential rock and metal albums by artists such as Nirvana, Slayer, and Jeff Buckley.
-
D.
Matt Wallace
Matt Wallace is an American record producer and engineer best known for his work with bands like Maroon 5, Faith No More, and The Replacements.
-
E.
Michael Wallis
Michael Wallis is an American historian and author best known for his works on Route 66 and the American West, as well as for voicing the Sheriff in Pixar’s Cars films.
- 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_69d6ab2db38c8190b1f0ed6663ef8ada |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9036941948190b150369094551731 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f4592fa9a48190a0450e3d0c57c4d3 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 7:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f4645ef63881909b46937f73d637a3 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 8:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f465be4db08190882898a17d077019 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 8:35 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:45 p.m.