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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]
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A.
founderAlsoKnownAs
Indicates that an individual who is a founder of something is also known by an alternative name or alias.
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B.
founderKnownFor
Indicates that a founder is particularly recognized or notable for a specific work, achievement, product, or contribution.
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C.
coFounderBackground
Indicates that two or more individuals share a common history, experience, or context relevant to their role as co-founders.
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D.
founderBirthYear
Indicates the year in which the founder of an entity was born.
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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.