Triple

T2793671
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cubic Corporation E61985 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Walter J. Zable
Walter J. Zable was an American businessman, engineer, and former college football star best known as the longtime CEO and driving force behind the growth of defense and technology firm Cubic Corporation.
E527564 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: Walter J. Zable | Statement: [Cubic Corporation, foundedBy, Walter J. Zable]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter J. Zable
Context triple: [Cubic Corporation, foundedBy, Walter J. Zable]
  • A. Philip B. Heymann
    Philip B. Heymann was an American legal scholar and former high-ranking U.S. Justice Department official known for his work in criminal law, national security, and public service.
  • B. Howard E. Tatel
    Howard E. Tatel was an American radio astronomer after whom the 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory was named.
  • C. Alan M. Garber
    Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
  • D. George A. Bermann
    George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
  • E. Leonard I. Garth
    Leonard I. Garth was a United States federal appellate judge on the Third Circuit, known in part for mentoring future Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.
  • 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: Walter J. Zable
Triple: [Cubic Corporation, foundedBy, Walter J. Zable]
Generated description
Walter J. Zable was an American businessman, engineer, and former college football star best known as the longtime CEO and driving force behind the growth of defense and technology firm Cubic Corporation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter J. Zable
Target entity description: Walter J. Zable was an American businessman, engineer, and former college football star best known as the longtime CEO and driving force behind the growth of defense and technology firm Cubic Corporation.
  • A. Philip B. Heymann
    Philip B. Heymann was an American legal scholar and former high-ranking U.S. Justice Department official known for his work in criminal law, national security, and public service.
  • B. Howard E. Tatel
    Howard E. Tatel was an American radio astronomer after whom the 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory was named.
  • C. Alan M. Garber
    Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
  • D. George A. Bermann
    George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
  • E. Leonard I. Garth
    Leonard I. Garth was a United States federal appellate judge on the Third Circuit, known in part for mentoring future Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.
  • 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_69ab4b7f51d881908768300ebd2fbdae completed March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abddd33610819085ac7c5bec0e6af0 completed March 7, 2026, 8:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bff2a7e5b081909d3d64fc62c48eb3 completed March 22, 2026, 1:46 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bff357b39c8190824415483c4ec843 completed March 22, 2026, 1:49 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bff3ad10b88190b9ef4fff5642ecc4 completed March 22, 2026, 1:50 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:58 p.m.