Triple
T2862765
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Texaco |
E63363
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Warne Gates
John Warne Gates was an American industrialist and financier best known for his pivotal role in the early oil industry and as a founder of Texaco.
|
E306562
|
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: John Warne Gates | Statement: [Texaco, foundedBy, John Warne Gates]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Warne Gates Context triple: [Texaco, foundedBy, John Warne Gates]
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A.
Thomas Gold Appleton
Thomas Gold Appleton was a 19th-century American writer, wit, and patron of the arts from Boston, known for his epigrams and cultural influence in New England society.
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B.
Walter A. Brown
Walter A. Brown was an American sports executive best known for helping establish the NBA and building the Boston Celtics into a championship franchise.
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C.
Edward J. Noble
Edward J. Noble was an American businessman and radio and television executive best known for co-founding the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and for his earlier success with Life Savers candy.
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D.
Edward Mead Johnson
Edward Mead Johnson was an American businessman and co-founder of the healthcare company Johnson & Johnson, later known for establishing a major infant nutrition business.
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E.
William Fairchild
William Fairchild was a British screenwriter and film director active in the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable war and drama films.
- 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: John Warne Gates Triple: [Texaco, foundedBy, John Warne Gates]
Generated description
John Warne Gates was an American industrialist and financier best known for his pivotal role in the early oil industry and as a founder of Texaco.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Warne Gates Target entity description: John Warne Gates was an American industrialist and financier best known for his pivotal role in the early oil industry and as a founder of Texaco.
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A.
Thomas Gold Appleton
Thomas Gold Appleton was a 19th-century American writer, wit, and patron of the arts from Boston, known for his epigrams and cultural influence in New England society.
-
B.
Walter A. Brown
Walter A. Brown was an American sports executive best known for helping establish the NBA and building the Boston Celtics into a championship franchise.
-
C.
Edward J. Noble
Edward J. Noble was an American businessman and radio and television executive best known for co-founding the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and for his earlier success with Life Savers candy.
-
D.
Edward Mead Johnson
Edward Mead Johnson was an American businessman and co-founder of the healthcare company Johnson & Johnson, later known for establishing a major infant nutrition business.
-
E.
William Fairchild
William Fairchild was a British screenwriter and film director active in the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable war and drama films.
- 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_69ab4c41e8c08190a9e8f5249cc12610 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdfb6e6988190b832ee05d8420633 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b01da030a88190b9e23a461695176f |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b02259b4088190aca33f3b80cb4056 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:53 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b02656f8488190ab0d715d1634b6a7 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:10 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:02 p.m.