Triple
T1273272
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Satya Nadella |
E15756
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessorAsChairman |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John W. Thompson
John W. Thompson is an American technology executive best known for serving as chairman of Microsoft and former CEO of Symantec.
|
E311568
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: John W. Thompson | Statement: [Satya Nadella, predecessorAsChairman, John W. Thompson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John W. Thompson Context triple: [Satya Nadella, predecessorAsChairman, John W. Thompson]
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A.
John S. Thompson
John S. Thompson was a Dutch engineer and resistance member during World War II, honored for his role in the liberation of the Netherlands.
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B.
William C. Thompson
William C. Thompson was an American cinematographer best known for his work on low-budget genre films, including several directed by Ed Wood.
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C.
Joseph C. Thompson
Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
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D.
John H. Ferguson
John H. Ferguson was the Louisiana judge whose ruling upholding racial segregation in the Plessy v. Ferguson case led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark “separate but equal” decision.
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E.
John B. McDonald
John B. McDonald was an American civil engineer best known for overseeing the construction of New York City's first subway system.
- 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: John W. Thompson Triple: [Satya Nadella, predecessorAsChairman, John W. Thompson]
Generated description
John W. Thompson is an American technology executive best known for serving as chairman of Microsoft and former CEO of Symantec.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John W. Thompson Target entity description: John W. Thompson is an American technology executive best known for serving as chairman of Microsoft and former CEO of Symantec.
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A.
John S. Thompson
John S. Thompson was a Dutch engineer and resistance member during World War II, honored for his role in the liberation of the Netherlands.
-
B.
William C. Thompson
William C. Thompson was an American cinematographer best known for his work on low-budget genre films, including several directed by Ed Wood.
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C.
Joseph C. Thompson
Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
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D.
John H. Ferguson
John H. Ferguson was the Louisiana judge whose ruling upholding racial segregation in the Plessy v. Ferguson case led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark “separate but equal” decision.
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E.
John B. McDonald
John B. McDonald was an American civil engineer best known for overseeing the construction of New York City's first subway system.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: predecessorAsChairman Context triple: [Satya Nadella, predecessorAsChairman, John W. Thompson]
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A.
predecessorCEO
Indicates that one person previously held the position of CEO before another specific person.
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B.
predecessorName
Indicates that the value is the name of an entity that directly precedes another in an ordered sequence or lineage.
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C.
hasFormerChairperson
Indicates that an entity previously held the role of chairperson of another entity, but no longer occupies that position.
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D.
predecessor
chosen
Indicates that one entity comes before another in an ordered sequence or succession.
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E.
predecessorSpeech
Indicates that one speech event directly precedes another in sequence or order.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a4935a94308190bb92555b79032824 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c31602b8819087a57e8d390cae7a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b085ebb1e481909c27fa8a8e2ee1c6 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 8:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b0b1bd4f7481908a8efd90f2835b6f |
completed | March 11, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b0b260bed4819080a0547d065d162f |
completed | March 11, 2026, 12:08 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4bee0be808190a8ccac6a41851fdd |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.