Triple
T23155573
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pragmatic Bookshelf |
E578426
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Dave Thomas |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: Dave Thomas | Statement: [Pragmatic Bookshelf, founder, Dave Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dave Thomas Context triple: [Pragmatic Bookshelf, founder, Dave Thomas]
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A.
Dave Thomas
chosen
Dave Thomas is a prominent software developer and author best known as a co-author of "The Pragmatic Programmer" and an original signatory of the Agile Manifesto.
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B.
Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas is a Canadian actor, comedian, and writer best known as a founding cast member of SCTV and for his work in film and television comedy.
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C.
Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas is a visual artist and designer known for creating album cover artwork, including for Mogwai's "Rave Tapes."
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D.
Richard McDonald
Richard McDonald was an American entrepreneur who, with his brother Maurice, created the original McDonald’s restaurant concept that evolved into the global fast-food chain.
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E.
S. Truett Cathy
S. Truett Cathy was an American entrepreneur and devout Southern Baptist best known as the founder of the Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant chain, which he built around Christian principles and a focus on customer service.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69e245fb8de081908f0eba7b5fd75bc4 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f18efca1f081908ff1c34ba25f40c3 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:54 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 4:01 p.m.