Triple
T2716672
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Drew Houston |
E59981
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Andrew W. Houston
Andrew W. Houston is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CEO of the cloud storage company Dropbox.
|
E364622
|
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: Andrew W. Houston | Statement: [Drew Houston, fullName, Andrew W. Houston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew W. Houston Context triple: [Drew Houston, fullName, Andrew W. Houston]
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A.
Michael T. Williamson
Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
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B.
Robert J. Wynne
Robert J. Wynne was an American journalist and public official who served in senior federal financial and postal administration roles in the early 20th century.
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C.
Duncan M. Gray III
Duncan M. Gray III is an American Episcopal bishop known for his leadership in the Diocese of Mississippi and his advocacy for social justice and civil rights.
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D.
Alan S. Boyd
Alan S. Boyd was an American lawyer and public official who became the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation, helping to shape national transportation policy in the late 1960s.
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E.
Anthony W. Marshall
Anthony W. Marshall was an American film and television producer and director, best known for his work on popular sitcoms and as the father of actress-director Penny Marshall.
- 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: Andrew W. Houston Triple: [Drew Houston, fullName, Andrew W. Houston]
Generated description
Andrew W. Houston is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CEO of the cloud storage company Dropbox.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew W. Houston Target entity description: Andrew W. Houston is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CEO of the cloud storage company Dropbox.
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A.
Michael T. Williamson
Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
-
B.
Robert J. Wynne
Robert J. Wynne was an American journalist and public official who served in senior federal financial and postal administration roles in the early 20th century.
-
C.
Duncan M. Gray III
Duncan M. Gray III is an American Episcopal bishop known for his leadership in the Diocese of Mississippi and his advocacy for social justice and civil rights.
-
D.
Alan S. Boyd
Alan S. Boyd was an American lawyer and public official who became the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation, helping to shape national transportation policy in the late 1960s.
-
E.
Anthony W. Marshall
Anthony W. Marshall was an American film and television producer and director, best known for his work on popular sitcoms and as the father of actress-director Penny Marshall.
- 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_69abda964d4881908179b2a1b16411e4 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:58 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b37e3d80d081908bb563323e250978 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b37eecfe0881909265b48c624be61f |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b37f5574b08190bdde80b47f2cb99c |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:55 p.m.