Triple
T1447520
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zappos |
E31209
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nick Swinmurn
Nick Swinmurn is an American entrepreneur best known for creating the online shoe and clothing retailer Zappos, which became a pioneering force in e-commerce and customer service.
|
E232593
|
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: Nick Swinmurn | Statement: [Zappos, founder, Nick Swinmurn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nick Swinmurn Context triple: [Zappos, founder, Nick Swinmurn]
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A.
Mark Herron
Mark Herron was an American actor best known for being the fourth husband of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
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B.
Jason Hudson
Jason Hudson was the brother of singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, tragically murdered in a widely publicized 2008 family shooting in Chicago.
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C.
Michael Jenkins
Michael Jenkins is an Australian screenwriter and director known for his work in film and television, including influential Australian dramas.
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D.
Jonathan Hunt
Jonathan Hunt was a prominent early 19th-century American politician and lawyer from Vermont who served multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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E.
Michael Sexton
Michael Sexton is an American businessman best known for co-founding and running the controversial real estate training venture Trump University alongside Donald Trump.
- 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: Nick Swinmurn Triple: [Zappos, founder, Nick Swinmurn]
Generated description
Nick Swinmurn is an American entrepreneur best known for creating the online shoe and clothing retailer Zappos, which became a pioneering force in e-commerce and customer service.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nick Swinmurn Target entity description: Nick Swinmurn is an American entrepreneur best known for creating the online shoe and clothing retailer Zappos, which became a pioneering force in e-commerce and customer service.
-
A.
Mark Herron
Mark Herron was an American actor best known for being the fourth husband of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
-
B.
Jason Hudson
Jason Hudson was the brother of singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, tragically murdered in a widely publicized 2008 family shooting in Chicago.
-
C.
Michael Jenkins
Michael Jenkins is an Australian screenwriter and director known for his work in film and television, including influential Australian dramas.
-
D.
Jonathan Hunt
Jonathan Hunt was a prominent early 19th-century American politician and lawyer from Vermont who served multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
-
E.
Michael Sexton
Michael Sexton is an American businessman best known for co-founding and running the controversial real estate training venture Trump University alongside Donald Trump.
- 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_69a499171a28819085b993a3ac78e363 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c55aa7dc8190aa7452d80ec8305e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:01 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae26de62d48190849540112614ccce |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae2763b4b08190b733e8342a52f75e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae27d10bf08190a14fa1ca906646f8 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8 p.m.