Triple
T3868011
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Staples Inc. |
E91908
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Leo Kahn
Leo Kahn was an American entrepreneur and retail pioneer best known as a co-founder of the office-supplies giant Staples.
|
E396064
|
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: Leo Kahn | Statement: [Staples Inc., foundedBy, Leo Kahn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leo Kahn Context triple: [Staples Inc., foundedBy, Leo Kahn]
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A.
René Mayer
René Mayer was a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France and later became a leading figure in early European integration efforts.
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B.
Robert Krasker
Robert Krasker was an Australian-born cinematographer best known for his atmospheric black-and-white work on classic films such as "The Third Man."
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C.
Irving Kahn
Irving Kahn was a pioneering American value investor and longtime disciple of Benjamin Graham, renowned for his disciplined, research-driven approach and extraordinary longevity in the investment world.
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D.
Harry Kurnitz
Harry Kurnitz was an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter known for his witty crime and mystery scripts in mid-20th-century Hollywood.
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E.
Serge Chermayeff
Serge Chermayeff was a prominent 20th-century architect and industrial designer known for his contributions to modernist architecture in Britain and the United States.
- 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: Leo Kahn Triple: [Staples Inc., foundedBy, Leo Kahn]
Generated description
Leo Kahn was an American entrepreneur and retail pioneer best known as a co-founder of the office-supplies giant Staples.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leo Kahn Target entity description: Leo Kahn was an American entrepreneur and retail pioneer best known as a co-founder of the office-supplies giant Staples.
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A.
René Mayer
René Mayer was a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France and later became a leading figure in early European integration efforts.
-
B.
Robert Krasker
Robert Krasker was an Australian-born cinematographer best known for his atmospheric black-and-white work on classic films such as "The Third Man."
-
C.
Irving Kahn
Irving Kahn was a pioneering American value investor and longtime disciple of Benjamin Graham, renowned for his disciplined, research-driven approach and extraordinary longevity in the investment world.
-
D.
Harry Kurnitz
Harry Kurnitz was an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter known for his witty crime and mystery scripts in mid-20th-century Hollywood.
-
E.
Serge Chermayeff
Serge Chermayeff was a prominent 20th-century architect and industrial designer known for his contributions to modernist architecture in Britain and the United States.
- 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_69aed9645f348190a9868e7cef56ab7e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeec3cc1a88190924125a86f72fd5b |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b512440b8c8190ae2048bfcdd565ec |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b512f3504c8190be940148a4f726e9 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5172b369c8190956d7c54943225cd |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:19 p.m.