Triple
T2714369
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Instructure |
E59933
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Brian Whitmer
Brian Whitmer is a technology entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system.
|
E293816
|
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: Brian Whitmer | Statement: [Instructure, foundedBy, Brian Whitmer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Whitmer Context triple: [Instructure, foundedBy, Brian Whitmer]
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A.
James Whitaker
James Whitaker is a film cinematographer known for his work on feature films such as the comedy-drama "Troop Zero."
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B.
Bill Rasmussen
Bill Rasmussen is an American sports broadcasting executive best known for creating ESPN, the first 24-hour cable sports television network.
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C.
Scott Walker
Scott Walker is an American Republican politician who served as the 45th governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019 and gained national prominence for his contentious public-sector union reforms.
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D.
Tom Werner
Tom Werner is an American television producer and businessman best known as a co-owner and chairman of the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool FC.
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E.
Pete Schoening
Pete Schoening was an American mountaineer renowned for his pioneering high-altitude climbs and legendary feats of climbing skill and survival.
- 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: Brian Whitmer Triple: [Instructure, foundedBy, Brian Whitmer]
Generated description
Brian Whitmer is a technology entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Whitmer Target entity description: Brian Whitmer is a technology entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system.
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A.
James Whitaker
James Whitaker is a film cinematographer known for his work on feature films such as the comedy-drama "Troop Zero."
-
B.
Bill Rasmussen
Bill Rasmussen is an American sports broadcasting executive best known for creating ESPN, the first 24-hour cable sports television network.
-
C.
Scott Walker
Scott Walker is an American Republican politician who served as the 45th governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019 and gained national prominence for his contentious public-sector union reforms.
-
D.
Tom Werner
Tom Werner is an American television producer and businessman best known as a co-owner and chairman of the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool FC.
-
E.
Pete Schoening
Pete Schoening was an American mountaineer renowned for his pioneering high-altitude climbs and legendary feats of climbing skill and survival.
- 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_69ab4ac92a088190bc74bca14038e3de |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abda93a2388190b55a1c821ef6bc64 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:58 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afb687f6a081909ab1ba98a6ecc60f |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afb7c0ac9c819088939e2a20e74c24 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afb84d36488190b49b05f2d5398627 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:55 p.m.