Triple
T478070
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dropbox |
E9104
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Arash Ferdowsi
Arash Ferdowsi is an American entrepreneur and computer scientist best known as the co-founder and former CTO of the cloud storage company Dropbox.
|
E59615
|
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: Arash Ferdowsi | Statement: [Dropbox, founder, Arash Ferdowsi]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arash Ferdowsi Context triple: [Dropbox, founder, Arash Ferdowsi]
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A.
Dara Khosrowshahi
Dara Khosrowshahi is an Iranian-American business executive best known as the CEO of Uber and former CEO of Expedia Group.
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B.
David Bakhtiari
David Bakhtiari is an American football offensive tackle best known for his Pro Bowl career with the Green Bay Packers in the NFL.
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C.
Omid Kordestani
Omid Kordestani is an Iranian-American business executive best known for senior leadership roles at major tech companies including Google and Twitter.
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D.
Ferdowsi
Ferdowsi was a renowned 10th–11th century Persian poet best known for composing the epic Shahnameh, a cornerstone of Persian literature and cultural identity.
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E.
Farhad Moshiri
Farhad Moshiri is a British-Iranian businessman and investor best known for his majority ownership stake in Premier League football clubs, most notably Everton.
- 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: Arash Ferdowsi Triple: [Dropbox, founder, Arash Ferdowsi]
Generated description
Arash Ferdowsi is an American entrepreneur and computer scientist best known as the co-founder and former CTO of the cloud storage company Dropbox.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arash Ferdowsi Target entity description: Arash Ferdowsi is an American entrepreneur and computer scientist best known as the co-founder and former CTO of the cloud storage company Dropbox.
-
A.
Dara Khosrowshahi
Dara Khosrowshahi is an Iranian-American business executive best known as the CEO of Uber and former CEO of Expedia Group.
-
B.
David Bakhtiari
David Bakhtiari is an American football offensive tackle best known for his Pro Bowl career with the Green Bay Packers in the NFL.
-
C.
Omid Kordestani
Omid Kordestani is an Iranian-American business executive best known for senior leadership roles at major tech companies including Google and Twitter.
-
D.
Ferdowsi
Ferdowsi was a renowned 10th–11th century Persian poet best known for composing the epic Shahnameh, a cornerstone of Persian literature and cultural identity.
-
E.
Farhad Moshiri
Farhad Moshiri is a British-Iranian businessman and investor best known for his majority ownership stake in Premier League football clubs, most notably Everton.
- 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_69a2e7ff81708190b0507a24a997232c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f03f3fbc81909af6e4496d5e6c2a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a46804b90881908422851eeb9bbba1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a46901d5c08190af7ea8b01206505c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4696c35c08190890e8159983e2efb |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:29 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.