Triple
T528649
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | TechCrunch |
E10979
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Arrington
Michael Arrington is an American entrepreneur, lawyer, and influential tech blogger best known as the founder of the technology news site TechCrunch.
|
E66435
|
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: Michael Arrington | Statement: [TechCrunch, foundedBy, Michael Arrington]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Arrington Context triple: [TechCrunch, foundedBy, Michael Arrington]
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A.
Edward Zuckerberg
Edward Zuckerberg is an American dentist and technology enthusiast best known as the father of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.
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B.
Andrew McCollum
Andrew McCollum is an American entrepreneur and software engineer best known as one of the original co-founders of Facebook.
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C.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
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D.
Jeff Weiner
Jeff Weiner is an American business executive best known for serving as the longtime CEO of LinkedIn, where he oversaw the company’s rapid growth and acquisition by Microsoft.
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E.
Dustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Facebook and the productivity software company Asana.
- 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: Michael Arrington Triple: [TechCrunch, foundedBy, Michael Arrington]
Generated description
Michael Arrington is an American entrepreneur, lawyer, and influential tech blogger best known as the founder of the technology news site TechCrunch.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Arrington Target entity description: Michael Arrington is an American entrepreneur, lawyer, and influential tech blogger best known as the founder of the technology news site TechCrunch.
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A.
Edward Zuckerberg
Edward Zuckerberg is an American dentist and technology enthusiast best known as the father of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.
-
B.
Andrew McCollum
Andrew McCollum is an American entrepreneur and software engineer best known as one of the original co-founders of Facebook.
-
C.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
-
D.
Jeff Weiner
Jeff Weiner is an American business executive best known for serving as the longtime CEO of LinkedIn, where he oversaw the company’s rapid growth and acquisition by Microsoft.
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E.
Dustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Facebook and the productivity software company Asana.
- 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_69a2e84b16c4819088d284c47c3a7968 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f1d39b4c81909f265b3501b5ec1d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4b8abbfbc819086148dc95b807e06 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4b97a22608190a9c6c226db6a57fc |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4b9de5f648190b557791cfaee7468 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.