Triple
T3506711
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vulcan Inc. |
E74092
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedByNotableFactAboutFounder |
P34633
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Paul Allen is co-founder of Microsoft |
E21159
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Paul Allen is co-founder of Microsoft | Statement: [Vulcan Inc., foundedByNotableFactAboutFounder, Paul Allen is co-founder of Microsoft]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Allen is co-founder of Microsoft Context triple: [Vulcan Inc., foundedByNotableFactAboutFounder, Paul Allen is co-founder of Microsoft]
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A.
Paul Allen
chosen
Paul Allen was an American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of Microsoft alongside Bill Gates.
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B.
Bill Gates
Bill Gates is an American business magnate, software pioneer, and philanthropist who co-created the Windows operating system and later co-founded one of the world’s largest charitable foundations.
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C.
William H. Gates Sr.
William H. Gates Sr. was an American attorney and philanthropist best known as the father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and as a key leader in shaping the vision and early work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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D.
Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer is an American businessman and former Microsoft CEO known for his energetic leadership style and ownership of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers.
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E.
Mike Lynch
Mike Lynch is a collegiate athletics administrator best known for leading the athletic department at Babson College.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: foundedByNotableFactAboutFounder Context triple: [Vulcan Inc., foundedByNotableFactAboutFounder, Paul Allen is co-founder of Microsoft]
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A.
wasFoundedBy
Indicates that an organization, institution, or entity came into existence through the initiating action or establishment by a specific founder or founding group.
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B.
founderKnownFor
chosen
Indicates that a founder is particularly recognized or notable for a specific work, achievement, product, or contribution.
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C.
hasNotableFounder
Indicates that an entity was founded or established by a person or organization considered especially significant or noteworthy.
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D.
foundedByOccupation
Indicates that an entity (such as an organization or institution) was founded by a person or group characterized by a specific occupation or professional role.
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E.
foundedWith
Indicates that an entity was established or created together with another entity, typically as co-founders or jointly initiated partners.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69ad85ce7a9c81909ddc5cf0cb67a6e3 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbbf52bd8819085a2ac5f48cc5c68 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b373e0dc7881909af631182970d132 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 2:18 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69adae0e770481908528fa35eda53003 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:12 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:18 p.m.