Triple
T3524533
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ether |
E74505
|
entity |
| Predicate | introducedInWhitepaperBy |
P5100
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Vitalik Buterin
Vitalik Buterin is a Russian-Canadian programmer and writer best known as the co-founder and chief visionary behind the Ethereum blockchain platform.
|
E364844
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Vitalik Buterin | Statement: [Ether, introducedInWhitepaperBy, Vitalik Buterin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vitalik Buterin Context triple: [Ether, introducedInWhitepaperBy, Vitalik Buterin]
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A.
Satoshi Nakamoto
Satoshi Nakamoto is the pseudonymous individual or group who authored the Bitcoin white paper and launched the first decentralized cryptocurrency and its underlying blockchain technology.
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B.
Gavin Andresen
Gavin Andresen is a software developer best known for becoming the lead maintainer of the Bitcoin reference implementation after Satoshi Nakamoto’s departure.
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C.
Nathan Blecharczyk
Nathan Blecharczyk is an American billionaire entrepreneur and software engineer best known as a co-founder and longtime technology leader of the home-sharing company Airbnb.
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D.
Cameron Winklevoss
Cameron Winklevoss is an American entrepreneur, Olympic rower, and co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, known for his early involvement with Facebook alongside his twin brother Tyler.
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E.
Palmer Luckey
Palmer Luckey is an American entrepreneur and engineer best known for creating the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset and founding Oculus VR, which helped spark the modern VR industry.
- 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: Vitalik Buterin Triple: [Ether, introducedInWhitepaperBy, Vitalik Buterin]
Generated description
Vitalik Buterin is a Russian-Canadian programmer and writer best known as the co-founder and chief visionary behind the Ethereum blockchain platform.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vitalik Buterin Target entity description: Vitalik Buterin is a Russian-Canadian programmer and writer best known as the co-founder and chief visionary behind the Ethereum blockchain platform.
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A.
Satoshi Nakamoto
Satoshi Nakamoto is the pseudonymous individual or group who authored the Bitcoin white paper and launched the first decentralized cryptocurrency and its underlying blockchain technology.
-
B.
Gavin Andresen
Gavin Andresen is a software developer best known for becoming the lead maintainer of the Bitcoin reference implementation after Satoshi Nakamoto’s departure.
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C.
Nathan Blecharczyk
Nathan Blecharczyk is an American billionaire entrepreneur and software engineer best known as a co-founder and longtime technology leader of the home-sharing company Airbnb.
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D.
Cameron Winklevoss
Cameron Winklevoss is an American entrepreneur, Olympic rower, and co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, known for his early involvement with Facebook alongside his twin brother Tyler.
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E.
Palmer Luckey
Palmer Luckey is an American entrepreneur and engineer best known for creating the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset and founding Oculus VR, which helped spark the modern VR industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: introducedInWhitepaperBy Context triple: [Ether, introducedInWhitepaperBy, Vitalik Buterin]
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A.
firstAnnouncedBy
chosen
Indicates that one entity is the original source or originator that publicly disclosed, reported, or made known another entity or item for the first time.
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B.
firstDeployedAt
Indicates the date and time when an entity was initially put into use or made operational.
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C.
firstDeployedFor
Indicates that an entity was initially deployed or put into operational use specifically for another entity (such as a project, mission, or organization).
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D.
firstDeployed
Indicates the time or event when something (such as a system, product, or resource) was initially put into active use or operation.
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E.
isPublicBlockchain
Indicates that a blockchain is open, permissionless, and accessible for anyone to read from, write to (subject to consensus rules), and participate in securing.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69ad85d0c5488190a3d8e02ebd01a1aa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbc68b15881909b407486946ec3c5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b37e8ae87481909eabd5847fbfa617 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b37eecfe0881909265b48c624be61f |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b37f5574b08190bdde80b47f2cb99c |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:07 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69adae121a048190b03825a001d21f49 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:12 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:19 p.m.