Triple
T5277932
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | VMware |
E119418
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Scott Devine
Scott Devine is a technology entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of VMware, a pioneering company in virtualization and cloud computing.
|
E509078
|
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: Scott Devine | Statement: [VMware, foundedBy, Scott Devine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scott Devine Context triple: [VMware, foundedBy, Scott Devine]
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A.
Scott MacDonald
Scott MacDonald is an American character actor known for his work in television and film, particularly in genre series and dramas.
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B.
Ian Ritchie
Ian Ritchie is a British architect known for his innovative, high-tech designs and for leading the practice Ian Ritchie Architects.
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C.
James Neill
James Neill was a British Army officer of the 19th century known for his harsh role in suppressing the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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D.
Graeme Ferguson
Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of the IMAX large-format cinema technology.
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E.
Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
- 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: Scott Devine Triple: [VMware, foundedBy, Scott Devine]
Generated description
Scott Devine is a technology entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of VMware, a pioneering company in virtualization and cloud computing.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scott Devine Target entity description: Scott Devine is a technology entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of VMware, a pioneering company in virtualization and cloud computing.
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A.
Scott MacDonald
Scott MacDonald is an American character actor known for his work in television and film, particularly in genre series and dramas.
-
B.
Ian Ritchie
Ian Ritchie is a British architect known for his innovative, high-tech designs and for leading the practice Ian Ritchie Architects.
-
C.
James Neill
James Neill was a British Army officer of the 19th century known for his harsh role in suppressing the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
-
D.
Graeme Ferguson
Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of the IMAX large-format cinema technology.
-
E.
Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
- 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_69bd446d05a8819092ad333a3f9c8d5c |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd8474e7fc8190ab5dd84f665ae6a4 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf06d9aab08190ad9905925a849922 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf0940d79081909d0f87359df5100f |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf0999f36c8190bb707c27228690f7 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:11 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:51 p.m.