Triple
T3261055
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William H. Gates Sr. |
E68408
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Preston Gates & Ellis
Preston Gates & Ellis was a prominent Seattle-based law firm known for its work in public policy, technology, and corporate law, and for being the longtime professional home of attorney William H. Gates Sr.
|
E342846
|
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: Preston Gates & Ellis | Statement: [William H. Gates Sr., employer, Preston Gates & Ellis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Preston Gates & Ellis Context triple: [William H. Gates Sr., employer, Preston Gates & Ellis]
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A.
Lawrence Weingarten
Lawrence Weingarten was an American film producer best known for his work at MGM during Hollywood’s classic studio era, overseeing numerous popular comedies and dramas.
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B.
O. J. Berman
O. J. Berman is a theatrical Hollywood agent character in Truman Capote’s *Breakfast at Tiffany’s*, known for his brash manner and for having tried to turn Holly Golightly into a movie star.
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C.
Thomas Prosser
Thomas Prosser was a 19th-century British railway architect best known for designing major stations such as York railway station.
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D.
Mark Robarts
Mark Robarts is an ambitious young clergyman in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Framley Parsonage," whose social aspirations and financial imprudence drive much of the story’s conflict.
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E.
Michael Best
Michael Best is a name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as law, academia, and the arts.
- 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: Preston Gates & Ellis Triple: [William H. Gates Sr., employer, Preston Gates & Ellis]
Generated description
Preston Gates & Ellis was a prominent Seattle-based law firm known for its work in public policy, technology, and corporate law, and for being the longtime professional home of attorney William H. Gates Sr.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Preston Gates & Ellis Target entity description: Preston Gates & Ellis was a prominent Seattle-based law firm known for its work in public policy, technology, and corporate law, and for being the longtime professional home of attorney William H. Gates Sr.
-
A.
Lawrence Weingarten
Lawrence Weingarten was an American film producer best known for his work at MGM during Hollywood’s classic studio era, overseeing numerous popular comedies and dramas.
-
B.
O. J. Berman
O. J. Berman is a theatrical Hollywood agent character in Truman Capote’s *Breakfast at Tiffany’s*, known for his brash manner and for having tried to turn Holly Golightly into a movie star.
-
C.
Thomas Prosser
Thomas Prosser was a 19th-century British railway architect best known for designing major stations such as York railway station.
-
D.
Mark Robarts
Mark Robarts is an ambitious young clergyman in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Framley Parsonage," whose social aspirations and financial imprudence drive much of the story’s conflict.
-
E.
Michael Best
Michael Best is a name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as law, academia, and the arts.
- 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_69ad8590444081909e8107a8aeef3a23 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adafa7fea08190b089b6174fd7cd32 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b28ede248c8190b5a1f9403787361c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:01 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b2966f189c8190bb56daea54be8a93 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b2d6c1c65c81909e661c6beaaec9af |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:09 p.m.