Triple
T3174764
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michael Arrington |
E66435
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Arrington
Arrington is a surname most prominently associated with Michael Arrington, the founder of the technology blog TechCrunch.
|
E289175
|
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: Arrington | Statement: [Michael Arrington, familyName, Arrington]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arrington Context triple: [Michael Arrington, familyName, Arrington]
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A.
Warrenton
Warrenton is a small historic town in Fauquier County that serves as a commercial and civic hub for the surrounding rural areas of Northern Virginia.
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B.
Arrington, Virginia
Arrington, Virginia is a small unincorporated community in central Virginia known for its rural setting and proximity to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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C.
Reynoldston
Reynoldston is a rural village situated in the heart of the Gower Peninsula in Swansea, Wales, known for its scenic surroundings and traditional community character.
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D.
Mauldin
Mauldin is a city in South Carolina, United States, known as a suburban community within the Greenville metropolitan area.
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E.
Mauldin
Mauldin is the surname of American music producer, songwriter, and record executive Jermaine Dupri.
- 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: Arrington Triple: [Michael Arrington, familyName, Arrington]
Generated description
Arrington is a surname most prominently associated with Michael Arrington, the founder of the technology blog TechCrunch.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arrington Target entity description: Arrington is a surname most prominently associated with Michael Arrington, the founder of the technology blog TechCrunch.
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A.
Warrenton
Warrenton is a small historic town in Fauquier County that serves as a commercial and civic hub for the surrounding rural areas of Northern Virginia.
-
B.
Arrington, Virginia
chosen
Arrington, Virginia is a small unincorporated community in central Virginia known for its rural setting and proximity to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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C.
Reynoldston
Reynoldston is a rural village situated in the heart of the Gower Peninsula in Swansea, Wales, known for its scenic surroundings and traditional community character.
-
D.
Mauldin
Mauldin is a city in South Carolina, United States, known as a suburban community within the Greenville metropolitan area.
-
E.
Mauldin
Mauldin is the surname of American music producer, songwriter, and record executive Jermaine Dupri.
- F. None of above.
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_69ad8586a34c8190944c63ec11a8de1a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada670c800819098937783e2b05c7a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b262049a38819091efe2a322275abd |
completed | March 12, 2026, 6:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b2638b3b2881909563356ea8a9611c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 6:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b264fb42e4819084c289235f33b654 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 7:02 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:06 p.m.