Triple
T146223
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | PayPal |
E3336
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel is a German-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist best known as a co-founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook.
|
E25246
|
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: Peter Thiel | Statement: [PayPal, foundedBy, Peter Thiel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Thiel Context triple: [PayPal, foundedBy, Peter Thiel]
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A.
Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of LinkedIn, known for his influential role in the tech industry and philanthropy.
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B.
Dustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Facebook and the productivity software company Asana.
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C.
Max Levchin
Max Levchin is a Ukrainian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of PayPal and a prominent figure in Silicon Valley’s fintech industry.
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D.
Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen is an American entrepreneur, software engineer, and venture capitalist best known as the co-creator of the Mosaic web browser and co-founder of Netscape and the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
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E.
Mitchell Kapor
Mitchell Kapor is an American entrepreneur and software pioneer best known for founding Lotus Development Corporation and co-creating the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet, as well as for his philanthropy and advocacy in technology and civil liberties.
- 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: Peter Thiel Triple: [PayPal, foundedBy, Peter Thiel]
Generated description
Peter Thiel is a German-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist best known as a co-founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Thiel Target entity description: Peter Thiel is a German-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist best known as a co-founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook.
-
A.
Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of LinkedIn, known for his influential role in the tech industry and philanthropy.
-
B.
Dustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Facebook and the productivity software company Asana.
-
C.
Max Levchin
Max Levchin is a Ukrainian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of PayPal and a prominent figure in Silicon Valley’s fintech industry.
-
D.
Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen is an American entrepreneur, software engineer, and venture capitalist best known as the co-creator of the Mosaic web browser and co-founder of Netscape and the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
-
E.
Mitchell Kapor
Mitchell Kapor is an American entrepreneur and software pioneer best known for founding Lotus Development Corporation and co-creating the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet, as well as for his philanthropy and advocacy in technology and civil liberties.
- 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_69a252868de4819080e21c9938bfe8b6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:27 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a257ea7eac8190884a53453a9e0dd6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a31c8fe0ec81908e96c597c5f949b7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a31d1be0d88190856eab1d0882adb8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:51 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a31d7606d08190868f6f14399e8c73 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:53 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m.