Triple
T15575443
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward Lampert |
E374356
|
entity |
| Predicate | founded |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | ESL Investments |
E367339
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: ESL Investments | Statement: [Edward Lampert, founded, ESL Investments]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ESL Investments Context triple: [Edward Lampert, founded, ESL Investments]
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A.
ESL Investments
chosen
ESL Investments is a hedge fund founded and led by Edward S. Lampert, known for its concentrated value-investing strategy and high-profile retail holdings.
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B.
Ellerman Investments
Ellerman Investments is a British investment company best known for owning the luxury five-star Ritz London hotel.
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C.
Avalon Investments
Avalon Investments is a financial investment firm associated with businessman and former Michigan governor Rick Snyder.
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D.
Eagle River Investments
Eagle River Investments is a private investment firm associated with telecommunications entrepreneur Craig McCaw, focusing on technology and communications ventures.
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E.
Ariel Investments
Ariel Investments is a Chicago-based investment management firm known for its focus on value-oriented, long-term investing and its status as one of the largest African American–owned asset management companies in the United States.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d85ccd575081908909b71a3f3e3a61 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e04e2140388190a8df7b835eaa72ce |
completed | April 16, 2026, 2:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff4c4978ec8190a57de5d9a2ec6653 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:10 a.m.