Triple
T3419503
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject |
E72083
|
entity | |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Brian Acton
Brian Acton is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the messaging service WhatsApp and later the nonprofit Signal Foundation.
|
E357596
|
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: Brian Acton | Statement: [WhatsApp, founder, Brian Acton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Acton Context triple: [WhatsApp, founder, Brian Acton]
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A.
Sean Parker
Sean Parker is an American entrepreneur and investor best known as the co-founder of Napster and the first president of Facebook.
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B.
Biz Stone
Biz Stone is an American entrepreneur and software developer best known as one of the co-founders of Twitter and a prominent figure in the social media industry.
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C.
Dick Costolo
Dick Costolo is an American entrepreneur and former stand-up comedian best known for serving as CEO of Twitter during its rapid growth and public offering in the early 2010s.
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D.
Stewart Butterfield
Stewart Butterfield is a Canadian entrepreneur best known for co-founding the photo-sharing site Flickr and later creating the workplace communication platform Slack.
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E.
Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of LinkedIn, known for his influential role in the tech industry and philanthropy.
- 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: Brian Acton Triple: [WhatsApp, founder, Brian Acton]
Generated description
Brian Acton is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the messaging service WhatsApp and later the nonprofit Signal Foundation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Acton Target entity description: Brian Acton is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the messaging service WhatsApp and later the nonprofit Signal Foundation.
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A.
Sean Parker
Sean Parker is an American entrepreneur and investor best known as the co-founder of Napster and the first president of Facebook.
-
B.
Biz Stone
Biz Stone is an American entrepreneur and software developer best known as one of the co-founders of Twitter and a prominent figure in the social media industry.
-
C.
Dick Costolo
Dick Costolo is an American entrepreneur and former stand-up comedian best known for serving as CEO of Twitter during its rapid growth and public offering in the early 2010s.
-
D.
Stewart Butterfield
Stewart Butterfield is a Canadian entrepreneur best known for co-founding the photo-sharing site Flickr and later creating the workplace communication platform Slack.
-
E.
Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of LinkedIn, known for his influential role in the tech industry and philanthropy.
- 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_69ad85ad38e48190b7660c5118a35289 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb94d6808819080997df30119e71e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b354701e908190a8a7f14ae578fa5d |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b358c7970881909b20126ba170495d |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b35930c3808190a3d9cbc69a26a1c1 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:24 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:15 p.m.