Triple
T18172919
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Napster |
E435076
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John Fanning |
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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: John Fanning | Statement: [Napster, founder, John Fanning]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Fanning Context triple: [Napster, founder, John Fanning]
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A.
John Pomeroy
John Pomeroy is an American animator, producer, and director best known for his work with Don Bluth on films such as "The Secret of NIMH" and other influential animated features.
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B.
Samuel Hubbard
Samuel Hubbard is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with the broader Hubbard family name.
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C.
William Antrim
William Antrim was the stepfather of the infamous American outlaw Billy the Kid, having married the boy’s mother Catherine McCarty in the late 19th century.
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D.
George Meeker
George Meeker was an American character actor active in the early to mid-20th century, known for his supporting roles in numerous Hollywood films.
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E.
Samuel Ballard
Samuel Ballard is a fictional barrister and conservative, somewhat pompous head of chambers in John Mortimer’s Rumpole of the Bailey stories.
- 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: John Fanning Target entity description: John Fanning is an American entrepreneur best known for co-founding the pioneering peer-to-peer file sharing service Napster.
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A.
John Pomeroy
John Pomeroy is an American animator, producer, and director best known for his work with Don Bluth on films such as "The Secret of NIMH" and other influential animated features.
-
B.
Samuel Hubbard
Samuel Hubbard is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with the broader Hubbard family name.
-
C.
William Antrim
William Antrim was the stepfather of the infamous American outlaw Billy the Kid, having married the boy’s mother Catherine McCarty in the late 19th century.
-
D.
George Meeker
George Meeker was an American character actor active in the early to mid-20th century, known for his supporting roles in numerous Hollywood films.
-
E.
Samuel Ballard
Samuel Ballard is a fictional barrister and conservative, somewhat pompous head of chambers in John Mortimer’s Rumpole of the Bailey stories.
- 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_69d8b90b7a188190b3fc7b8d4a6cd20a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4df56d0a88190af3f407d2a3bb74f |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:57 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:30 a.m.