Triple

T12562484
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael Stonebraker E295382 entity
Predicate founded P104 FINISHED
Object Illustra Information Technologies
Illustra Information Technologies was a software company known for developing an object-relational database system that extended traditional relational databases with advanced data types and multimedia support.
E991170 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: Illustra Information Technologies | Statement: [Michael Stonebraker, founded, Illustra Information Technologies]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illustra Information Technologies
Context triple: [Michael Stonebraker, founded, Illustra Information Technologies]
  • A. Indra Sistemas
    Indra Sistemas is a Spanish multinational technology and defense company specializing in information technology, simulation, and advanced electronic systems for civil and military applications.
  • B. Manas Technology Solutions
    Manas Technology Solutions is a software development company known for creating the Crystal programming language.
  • C. Syntrillium Software
    Syntrillium Software was a software company best known for creating the audio editing program Cool Edit, which later evolved into Adobe Audition after Adobe acquired the firm.
  • D. SIGA Technologies
    SIGA Technologies is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development of antiviral treatments, particularly for smallpox and other orthopoxvirus infections.
  • E. American Information Technologies Corporation
    American Information Technologies Corporation, commonly known as Ameritech, was a regional Bell operating company that provided telecommunications services in the Midwestern United States before being acquired by SBC Communications (now AT&T).
  • 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: Illustra Information Technologies
Triple: [Michael Stonebraker, founded, Illustra Information Technologies]
Generated description
Illustra Information Technologies was a software company known for developing an object-relational database system that extended traditional relational databases with advanced data types and multimedia support.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illustra Information Technologies
Target entity description: Illustra Information Technologies was a software company known for developing an object-relational database system that extended traditional relational databases with advanced data types and multimedia support.
  • A. Indra Sistemas
    Indra Sistemas is a Spanish multinational technology and defense company specializing in information technology, simulation, and advanced electronic systems for civil and military applications.
  • B. Manas Technology Solutions
    Manas Technology Solutions is a software development company known for creating the Crystal programming language.
  • C. Syntrillium Software
    Syntrillium Software was a software company best known for creating the audio editing program Cool Edit, which later evolved into Adobe Audition after Adobe acquired the firm.
  • D. SIGA Technologies
    SIGA Technologies is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development of antiviral treatments, particularly for smallpox and other orthopoxvirus infections.
  • E. American Information Technologies Corporation
    American Information Technologies Corporation, commonly known as Ameritech, was a regional Bell operating company that provided telecommunications services in the Midwestern United States before being acquired by SBC Communications (now AT&T).
  • 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_69d6ad9cac2c81908e8a7bed82d1e21d completed April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d95494ae1c81908b9ee14b8ef92a65 completed April 10, 2026, 7:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6558da7e0819086860bfaf394e2d8 completed May 2, 2026, 7:50 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f65a0f1b2881908a7cb21c9de1a5c2 completed May 2, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f65ad4424c8190933759cca5d73c22 completed May 2, 2026, 8:13 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 11:48 p.m.