Triple

T4930469
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gateway, Inc. E110681 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Norm Waitt Jr.
Norm Waitt Jr. is an American entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the computer manufacturer Gateway, Inc.
E480371 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: Norm Waitt Jr. | Statement: [Gateway, Inc., foundedBy, Norm Waitt Jr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norm Waitt Jr.
Context triple: [Gateway, Inc., foundedBy, Norm Waitt Jr.]
  • A. Al Thornton
    Al Thornton is an American former professional basketball player and standout forward at Florida State University who went on to play in the NBA after being drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers.
  • B. Ric Waite
    Ric Waite was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous popular films and television projects from the 1970s through the 1990s.
  • C. Dale Dickey
    Dale Dickey is an American character actress known for her gritty, memorable supporting roles in independent films and television dramas such as "Winter's Bone" and "Breaking Bad."
  • D. Ed Masterson
    Ed Masterson was an American lawman and marshal in the Old West, best known for his role in Dodge City, Kansas, and as the brother of famed gunfighter and lawman Bat Masterson.
  • E. Ric Binkley
    Ric Binkley was an American illustrator best known for his science fiction and fantasy cover art in the mid-20th century.
  • 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: Norm Waitt Jr.
Triple: [Gateway, Inc., foundedBy, Norm Waitt Jr.]
Generated description
Norm Waitt Jr. is an American entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the computer manufacturer Gateway, Inc.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norm Waitt Jr.
Target entity description: Norm Waitt Jr. is an American entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the computer manufacturer Gateway, Inc.
  • A. Al Thornton
    Al Thornton is an American former professional basketball player and standout forward at Florida State University who went on to play in the NBA after being drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers.
  • B. Ric Waite
    Ric Waite was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous popular films and television projects from the 1970s through the 1990s.
  • C. Dale Dickey
    Dale Dickey is an American character actress known for her gritty, memorable supporting roles in independent films and television dramas such as "Winter's Bone" and "Breaking Bad."
  • D. Ed Masterson
    Ed Masterson was an American lawman and marshal in the Old West, best known for his role in Dodge City, Kansas, and as the brother of famed gunfighter and lawman Bat Masterson.
  • E. Ric Binkley
    Ric Binkley was an American illustrator best known for his science fiction and fantasy cover art in the mid-20th century.
  • 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_69bd4415190c8190817bee7ec9f9f944 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd703a0fa48190809b6ac3f2731349 completed March 20, 2026, 4:05 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be77af13308190b99f3aca0cb44c61 completed March 21, 2026, 10:49 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be781aa8648190a58587e6f3e04e11 completed March 21, 2026, 10:51 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be78a0bdc88190bd8458658f15f879 completed March 21, 2026, 10:53 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:30 p.m.