Triple
T14884557
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Investec |
E350087
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ian Kantor |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Ian Kantor | Statement: [Investec, foundedBy, Ian Kantor]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Kantor Context triple: [Investec, foundedBy, Ian Kantor]
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A.
Michael Kagan
Michael Kagan is an Israeli technologist and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime chief technology officer of high-performance networking company Mellanox Technologies.
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B.
Michael Braverman
Michael Braverman is a television producer best known for his work as an executive producer on reality and documentary-style TV series.
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C.
Jeremy Kushnier
Jeremy Kushnier is a Canadian actor and singer best known for his work in musical theatre, including roles in productions like "Rent" and "Footloose."
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D.
Leo Salkin
Leo Salkin was an American animator, writer, and storyboard artist known for his work on mid-20th-century animated films and shorts.
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E.
Eric Tannenbaum
Eric Tannenbaum is a television producer best known for his work on popular American sitcoms, including serving as an executive producer on "Two and a Half Men."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Kantor Target entity description: Ian Kantor is a South African businessman best known as a co-founder of the international banking and wealth management group Investec.
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A.
Michael Kagan
Michael Kagan is an Israeli technologist and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime chief technology officer of high-performance networking company Mellanox Technologies.
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B.
Michael Braverman
Michael Braverman is a television producer best known for his work as an executive producer on reality and documentary-style TV series.
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C.
Jeremy Kushnier
Jeremy Kushnier is a Canadian actor and singer best known for his work in musical theatre, including roles in productions like "Rent" and "Footloose."
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D.
Leo Salkin
Leo Salkin was an American animator, writer, and storyboard artist known for his work on mid-20th-century animated films and shorts.
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E.
Eric Tannenbaum
Eric Tannenbaum is a television producer best known for his work on popular American sitcoms, including serving as an executive producer on "Two and a Half Men."
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69d822ee4f408190b6ac3b2fa434f0df |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ded5f4598081908735e8d7dfce8074 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:56 a.m.