Triple

T4808031
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject PonoMusic E106993 entity
Predicate crowdfundingPlatform P38335 FINISHED
Object Kickstarter
Kickstarter is a popular online crowdfunding platform that enables creators to raise funds from backers for creative projects across fields like art, technology, film, and design.
E471641 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: Kickstarter | Statement: [PonoMusic, crowdfundingPlatform, Kickstarter]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kickstarter
Context triple: [PonoMusic, crowdfundingPlatform, Kickstarter]
  • A. PledgeMusic
    PledgeMusic was a now-defunct direct-to-fan crowdfunding platform that allowed musicians to raise money and engage supporters around album releases and other creative projects.
  • B. Kickstart
    Kickstart is the ROM-based firmware of the Commodore Amiga computers that initializes the hardware and loads the AmigaOS.
  • C. CrunchFund
    CrunchFund is a venture capital firm founded by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington that invests primarily in early-stage technology startups.
  • D. Giving 2.0
    Giving 2.0 is a book by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen that offers a modern, strategic approach to effective philanthropy for individual donors.
  • E. Y Combinator
    Y Combinator is a prominent Silicon Valley startup accelerator known for funding and mentoring early-stage technology companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, and Stripe.
  • 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: Kickstarter
Triple: [PonoMusic, crowdfundingPlatform, Kickstarter]
Generated description
Kickstarter is a popular online crowdfunding platform that enables creators to raise funds from backers for creative projects across fields like art, technology, film, and design.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kickstarter
Target entity description: Kickstarter is a popular online crowdfunding platform that enables creators to raise funds from backers for creative projects across fields like art, technology, film, and design.
  • A. PledgeMusic
    PledgeMusic was a now-defunct direct-to-fan crowdfunding platform that allowed musicians to raise money and engage supporters around album releases and other creative projects.
  • B. Kickstart
    Kickstart is the ROM-based firmware of the Commodore Amiga computers that initializes the hardware and loads the AmigaOS.
  • C. CrunchFund
    CrunchFund is a venture capital firm founded by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington that invests primarily in early-stage technology startups.
  • D. Giving 2.0
    Giving 2.0 is a book by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen that offers a modern, strategic approach to effective philanthropy for individual donors.
  • E. Y Combinator
    Y Combinator is a prominent Silicon Valley startup accelerator known for funding and mentoring early-stage technology companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, and Stripe.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: crowdfundingPlatform
Context triple: [PonoMusic, crowdfundingPlatform, Kickstarter]
  • A. usedOnlineFundraising chosen
    Indicates that an entity has engaged in raising money via internet-based fundraising platforms or campaigns.
  • B. projectPromoter
    Indicates that an entity is responsible for initiating, supporting, or advocating for a particular project.
  • C. usesFundraisingMethod
    Indicates that one entity employs or applies a particular fundraising method as its means of raising funds.
  • D. tributeSystem
    Indicates a relationship where one entity regularly provides payments, goods, or services to another as a sign of submission, allegiance, or obligation.
  • E. pitchedIn
    Indicates that an entity contributed effort, resources, or assistance toward a shared task, project, or goal.
  • 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_69bd43f779448190b92885cb70abb6c2 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6ff981fc819080d4466c6fe06cf3 completed March 20, 2026, 4:04 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be4da6a9b4819083706381a57e2c73 completed March 21, 2026, 7:49 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be4ea556148190819480e219fc7c2c completed March 21, 2026, 7:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be4f57ed4881908c03c76c0b3c733d completed March 21, 2026, 7:57 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69bd6c1c43a48190a65e56b1624a2339 completed March 20, 2026, 3:47 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:23 p.m.