Triple

T13911795
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject CrunchFund E334514 entity
Predicate founderBackground P104 FINISHED
Object Michael Arrington is the founder of TechCrunch E66435 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Michael Arrington is the founder of TechCrunch | Statement: [CrunchFund, founderBackground, Michael Arrington is the founder of TechCrunch]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Arrington is the founder of TechCrunch
Context triple: [CrunchFund, founderBackground, Michael Arrington is the founder of TechCrunch]
  • A. Michael Arrington chosen
    Michael Arrington is an American entrepreneur, lawyer, and influential tech blogger best known as the founder of the technology news site TechCrunch.
  • B. Jonah Peretti
    Jonah Peretti is an American internet entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of BuzzFeed and a co-founder of The Huffington Post.
  • C. David Pescovitz
    David Pescovitz is a journalist and media innovator known for his work in technology, science, and culture, including his longtime role helping shape the influential online magazine Boing Boing.
  • D. Fred Wilson
    Fred Wilson is a venture capitalist best known as a co-founder of Union Square Ventures and an influential early-stage tech investor and blogger.
  • E. Fred Wilson
    Fred Wilson is the ambitious and profit-driven Petrox Oil executive who leads the ill-fated expedition to Skull Island in the 1976 remake of King Kong.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: founderBackground
Context triple: [CrunchFund, founderBackground, Michael Arrington is the founder of TechCrunch]
  • A. founderAlsoKnownAs
    Indicates that an individual who is a founder of something is also known by an alternative name or alias.
  • B. founderKnownFor
    Indicates that a founder is particularly recognized or notable for a specific work, achievement, product, or contribution.
  • C. coFounderBackground
    Indicates that two or more individuals share a common history, experience, or context relevant to their role as co-founders.
  • D. founderBirthYear
    Indicates the year in which the founder of an entity was born.
  • E. founder chosen
    Indicates that an entity established, created, or started another entity such as an organization, institution, or company.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 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_69d81c5eaa9c819083b1ff8689179565 completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de2723461881908376b5509ee0d530 completed April 14, 2026, 11:38 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f7c72879e48190ac01d0a2023b098c completed May 3, 2026, 10:07 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69de059e4ba881908554f72e889719fa completed April 14, 2026, 9:15 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:16 p.m.