Triple

T14891236
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject iStockphoto E359757 entity
Predicate founder P104 FINISHED
Object Bruce Livingstone
Bruce Livingstone is a Canadian entrepreneur best known for creating iStockphoto, one of the first and most influential online microstock photography marketplaces.
E1125849 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: Bruce Livingstone | Statement: [iStockphoto, founder, Bruce Livingstone]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Livingstone
Context triple: [iStockphoto, founder, Bruce Livingstone]
  • A. Colin Livingston
    Colin Livingston is an individual associated with Asia, likely known for professional or organizational involvement connected to the region.
  • B. Ian Dalrymple
    Ian Dalrymple was a British screenwriter and film producer noted for his acclaimed work in early 20th-century cinema, including an Academy Award-winning screenplay.
  • C. Andrew Buchan
    Andrew Buchan is a British actor best known for his role as Mark Latimer in the acclaimed crime drama series "Broadchurch."
  • D. Andrew Burkle
    Andrew Burkle was an American film producer and the son of billionaire investor and philanthropist Ron Burkle.
  • E. Forest Roberts
    Forest Roberts was an influential figure in the performing arts and education community, commemorated by having a prominent theatre named in his honor.
  • 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: Bruce Livingstone
Triple: [iStockphoto, founder, Bruce Livingstone]
Generated description
Bruce Livingstone is a Canadian entrepreneur best known for creating iStockphoto, one of the first and most influential online microstock photography marketplaces.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Livingstone
Target entity description: Bruce Livingstone is a Canadian entrepreneur best known for creating iStockphoto, one of the first and most influential online microstock photography marketplaces.
  • A. Colin Livingston
    Colin Livingston is an individual associated with Asia, likely known for professional or organizational involvement connected to the region.
  • B. Ian Dalrymple
    Ian Dalrymple was a British screenwriter and film producer noted for his acclaimed work in early 20th-century cinema, including an Academy Award-winning screenplay.
  • C. Andrew Buchan
    Andrew Buchan is a British actor best known for his role as Mark Latimer in the acclaimed crime drama series "Broadchurch."
  • D. Andrew Burkle
    Andrew Burkle was an American film producer and the son of billionaire investor and philanthropist Ron Burkle.
  • E. Forest Roberts
    Forest Roberts was an influential figure in the performing arts and education community, commemorated by having a prominent theatre named in his honor.
  • 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_69d827980cbc8190a0c569ae3940a1d9 completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded5f883288190af602633fa7d6860 completed April 15, 2026, 12:04 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe6b61407481908a618d14c56d2abf completed May 8, 2026, 11:01 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe6e21bdf481908dba4b745ed4be65 completed May 8, 2026, 11:13 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe6ee69860819096a2448ab813dc1d completed May 8, 2026, 11:16 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:10 a.m.