Triple
T416765
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | ZeniMax Media |
E8008
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert A. Altman – co-founder and CEO
Robert A. Altman was an American businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime chief executive of video game publisher ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks.
|
E52894
|
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: Robert A. Altman – co-founder and CEO | Statement: [ZeniMax Media, positionHeld, Robert A. Altman – co-founder and CEO]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert A. Altman – co-founder and CEO Context triple: [ZeniMax Media, positionHeld, Robert A. Altman – co-founder and CEO]
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A.
Saul Zaentz
Saul Zaentz was an American film producer and former record company executive best known for producing acclaimed films such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Amadeus, and The English Patient.
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B.
Charles Roven
Charles Roven is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters, including Christopher Nolan’s films such as Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight trilogy.
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C.
Joe Mansueto
Joe Mansueto is an American billionaire entrepreneur and investor best known as the founder of Morningstar, Inc. and as the owner of the Chicago Fire FC soccer club.
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D.
Jeff Skoll
Jeff Skoll is a Canadian-born entrepreneur, film producer, and philanthropist best known as eBay’s first president and for founding Participant Media and the Skoll Foundation to promote social change.
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E.
Brian Grazer
Brian Grazer is an American film and television producer and co-founder of Imagine Entertainment, known for producing acclaimed movies and TV series such as A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, and Arrested Development.
- 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: Robert A. Altman – co-founder and CEO Triple: [ZeniMax Media, positionHeld, Robert A. Altman – co-founder and CEO]
Generated description
Robert A. Altman was an American businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime chief executive of video game publisher ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert A. Altman – co-founder and CEO Target entity description: Robert A. Altman was an American businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime chief executive of video game publisher ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks.
-
A.
Saul Zaentz
Saul Zaentz was an American film producer and former record company executive best known for producing acclaimed films such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Amadeus, and The English Patient.
-
B.
Charles Roven
Charles Roven is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters, including Christopher Nolan’s films such as Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight trilogy.
-
C.
Joe Mansueto
Joe Mansueto is an American billionaire entrepreneur and investor best known as the founder of Morningstar, Inc. and as the owner of the Chicago Fire FC soccer club.
-
D.
Jeff Skoll
Jeff Skoll is a Canadian-born entrepreneur, film producer, and philanthropist best known as eBay’s first president and for founding Participant Media and the Skoll Foundation to promote social change.
-
E.
Brian Grazer
Brian Grazer is an American film and television producer and co-founder of Imagine Entertainment, known for producing acclaimed movies and TV series such as A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, and Arrested Development.
- 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_69a2e7f1d1bc81909cf2dc9754a3c334 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ee8ea7b88190b4970b9c2877fbd8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a423a4debc819098e13855b550a72e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a42418a28c81909ee31dfb1819b87f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a42488226c81908c9c81567fed0efa |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:35 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.