Triple
T2038691
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Digital Equipment Corporation |
E44692
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ken Olsen
Ken Olsen was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Digital Equipment Corporation, a pioneering company in the minicomputer industry.
|
E229927
|
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: Ken Olsen | Statement: [Digital Equipment Corporation, foundedBy, Ken Olsen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ken Olsen Context triple: [Digital Equipment Corporation, foundedBy, Ken Olsen]
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A.
Leonard Bosack
Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
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B.
John Gage
John Gage is a name shared by several notable figures, including historical politicians, diplomats, and fictional characters in film and television.
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C.
Charles Walters
Charles Walters was an American film director and choreographer best known for his work on classic MGM musicals in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Ray Anderson
Ray Anderson is an American sports executive and former NFL vice president who has served as the athletic director at Arizona State University.
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E.
Thomas Siebel
Thomas Siebel is an American technology entrepreneur best known as the founder of Siebel Systems and later the cloud computing company C3.ai.
- 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: Ken Olsen Triple: [Digital Equipment Corporation, foundedBy, Ken Olsen]
Generated description
Ken Olsen was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Digital Equipment Corporation, a pioneering company in the minicomputer industry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ken Olsen Target entity description: Ken Olsen was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Digital Equipment Corporation, a pioneering company in the minicomputer industry.
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A.
Leonard Bosack
Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
-
B.
John Gage
John Gage is a name shared by several notable figures, including historical politicians, diplomats, and fictional characters in film and television.
-
C.
Charles Walters
Charles Walters was an American film director and choreographer best known for his work on classic MGM musicals in the mid-20th century.
-
D.
Ray Anderson
Ray Anderson is an American sports executive and former NFL vice president who has served as the athletic director at Arizona State University.
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E.
Thomas Siebel
Thomas Siebel is an American technology entrepreneur best known as the founder of Siebel Systems and later the cloud computing company C3.ai.
- 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_69a889159ec481908f9e4472d9f480c7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb951870481909dbdd8fc8b0c02fe |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:36 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae1ff63de081908795a95c998dd9ac |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae20a6ce14819098007416d6377f2e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae2130ba448190b91f590a348ebf88 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:24 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:39 p.m.