Triple

T2947977
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ken Howery E79548 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Howery
Howery is a surname most notably associated with Ken Howery, an American entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of PayPal and Founders Fund.
 E313128 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: Howery | Statement: [Ken Howery, familyName, Howery]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Howery
Context triple: [Ken Howery, familyName, Howery]
  • A. Howel
    Howel is a given name and surname of Welsh origin, historically associated with several notable figures in Welsh history and literature.
  • B. Howie
    Howie is the commonly used nickname of Howie Roseman, the longtime general manager and key roster architect of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
  • C. Havah
    Havah is a transliteration of the Hebrew name for Eve, the first woman in the biblical creation narrative.
  • D. Worner
    Worner is a surname and variant spelling of "Warner," used by various individuals and families, particularly in English-speaking countries.
  • E. Weslee
    Weslee is a modern feminine given name, typically understood as a variant of the name Wesley.
  • 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: Howery
Triple: [Ken Howery, familyName, Howery]
Generated description
Howery is a surname most notably associated with Ken Howery, an American entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of PayPal and Founders Fund.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Howery
Target entity description: Howery is a surname most notably associated with Ken Howery, an American entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of PayPal and Founders Fund.
  • A. Howel
    Howel is a given name and surname of Welsh origin, historically associated with several notable figures in Welsh history and literature.
  • B. Howie
    Howie is the commonly used nickname of Howie Roseman, the longtime general manager and key roster architect of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
  • C. Havah
    Havah is a transliteration of the Hebrew name for Eve, the first woman in the biblical creation narrative.
  • D. Worner
    Worner is a surname and variant spelling of "Warner," used by various individuals and families, particularly in English-speaking countries.
  • E. Weslee
    Weslee is a modern feminine given name, typically understood as a variant of the name Wesley.
  • 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_69ad8b1089588190b74d9e2505e45762 completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ad98b5916c8190b1163bf0b7fa136a completed March 8, 2026, 3:41 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b08695bea08190abce552493abda57 completed March 10, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b0d4d08d688190888459d7d4fbd8d4 completed March 11, 2026, 2:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b0d5567e488190b5eee8a494433ae4 completed March 11, 2026, 2:37 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:57 p.m.