Triple
T451521
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Starbucks |
E7139
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasKeyPerson |
P256
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howard Schultz
Howard Schultz is an American businessman best known for transforming Starbucks into a global coffeehouse chain and serving multiple terms as its CEO and chairman.
|
E56670
|
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: Howard Schultz | Statement: [Starbucks, hasKeyPerson, Howard Schultz]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Schultz Context triple: [Starbucks, hasKeyPerson, Howard Schultz]
-
A.
Jeff Bewkes
Jeff Bewkes is an American media executive best known for leading Time Warner through major strategic shifts, including the spin-off of its cable division and the expansion of its television and film assets.
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B.
John Donahoe
John Donahoe is an American business executive best known as the CEO of Nike, Inc. and former CEO of eBay and ServiceNow.
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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.
George McCaskey
George McCaskey is an American sports executive and member of the Halas-McCaskey family who leads the NFL’s Chicago Bears franchise.
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E.
Mark Parker
Mark Parker is an American businessman best known for serving as the longtime CEO and later executive chairman of Nike, Inc.
- 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: Howard Schultz Triple: [Starbucks, hasKeyPerson, Howard Schultz]
Generated description
Howard Schultz is an American businessman best known for transforming Starbucks into a global coffeehouse chain and serving multiple terms as its CEO and chairman.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Schultz Target entity description: Howard Schultz is an American businessman best known for transforming Starbucks into a global coffeehouse chain and serving multiple terms as its CEO and chairman.
-
A.
Jeff Bewkes
Jeff Bewkes is an American media executive best known for leading Time Warner through major strategic shifts, including the spin-off of its cable division and the expansion of its television and film assets.
-
B.
John Donahoe
John Donahoe is an American business executive best known as the CEO of Nike, Inc. and former CEO of eBay and ServiceNow.
-
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.
George McCaskey
George McCaskey is an American sports executive and member of the Halas-McCaskey family who leads the NFL’s Chicago Bears franchise.
-
E.
Mark Parker
Mark Parker is an American businessman best known for serving as the longtime CEO and later executive chairman of Nike, Inc.
- 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_69a2e7e4676c81909ea0dbdecac0687c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ef835ae881908884dcc3a46af951 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a44801b3f88190b8bd4b4739c3e783 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a448c647a48190bd1212b96992b7c6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4497c4e8c8190b6cfe8ac2f3a8335 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:13 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.