Triple

T14228338
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Granite Systems E352682 entity
Predicate notableEmployee P304 FINISHED
Object Andy Bechtolsheim E70883 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Andy Bechtolsheim | Statement: [Granite Systems, notableEmployee, Andy Bechtolsheim]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andy Bechtolsheim
Context triple: [Granite Systems, notableEmployee, Andy Bechtolsheim]
  • A. Andy Bechtolsheim chosen
    Andy Bechtolsheim is a German-born electrical engineer, entrepreneur, and billionaire best known as a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and an early investor in Google.
  • B. Mike Markkula
    Mike Markkula is an American entrepreneur and early investor who played a crucial role in the founding and initial growth of Apple Computer, serving as its first major backer and a key executive.
  • C. Vinod Khosla
    Vinod Khosla is an Indian-American engineer, billionaire venture capitalist, and co-founder of Sun Microsystems known for his influential role in Silicon Valley and early-stage technology investing.
  • D. Irwin M. Jacobs
    Irwin M. Jacobs is an American electrical engineer, co-founder and former CEO of Qualcomm, known for his pioneering contributions to digital wireless communications.
  • E. Andrew S. Grove
    Andrew S. Grove was a Hungarian-American engineer, businessman, and longtime Intel CEO who played a pivotal role in shaping the modern semiconductor industry and personal computing.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d8278adc7c8190a9218d69bce3c4e6 elicitation completed
NER batch_69de622a48508190bbfedb762bd1674d ner completed
NED1 batch_69fd5bb5a64c81908cb8c50bbfa239a4 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:07 a.m.