Triple
T5299807
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | AOL–Time Warner merger |
E119946
|
entity |
| Predicate | postMergerCEO |
P63903
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Richard Parsons
Richard Parsons is an American business executive best known for leading Time Warner as CEO in the early 2000s, including steering the company through the aftermath of its troubled merger with AOL.
|
E509789
|
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: Richard Parsons | Statement: [AOL–Time Warner merger, postMergerCEO, Richard Parsons]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Parsons Context triple: [AOL–Time Warner merger, postMergerCEO, Richard Parsons]
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A.
Bob Feerick
Bob Feerick was an early professional basketball star and player-coach in the Basketball Association of America (a precursor to the NBA), known for his scoring and leadership in the late 1940s.
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B.
Ben Demaree
Ben Demaree is a cinematographer and filmmaker known for his work on low-budget genre films, including fantasy and science fiction titles.
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C.
John E. Zuccotti
John E. Zuccotti was an American real estate executive and public official in New York City, notably serving as deputy mayor and a prominent figure in urban development.
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D.
Andrew Weisblum
Andrew Weisblum is an American film editor known for his work on major feature films, including collaborations with directors like Darren Aronofsky and Wes Anderson.
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E.
Jonathan T. Taplin
Jonathan T. Taplin is an American film producer, media scholar, and author known for his work with director Martin Scorsese and his critiques of the digital economy.
- 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: Richard Parsons Triple: [AOL–Time Warner merger, postMergerCEO, Richard Parsons]
Generated description
Richard Parsons is an American business executive best known for leading Time Warner as CEO in the early 2000s, including steering the company through the aftermath of its troubled merger with AOL.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Parsons Target entity description: Richard Parsons is an American business executive best known for leading Time Warner as CEO in the early 2000s, including steering the company through the aftermath of its troubled merger with AOL.
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A.
Bob Feerick
Bob Feerick was an early professional basketball star and player-coach in the Basketball Association of America (a precursor to the NBA), known for his scoring and leadership in the late 1940s.
-
B.
Ben Demaree
Ben Demaree is a cinematographer and filmmaker known for his work on low-budget genre films, including fantasy and science fiction titles.
-
C.
John E. Zuccotti
John E. Zuccotti was an American real estate executive and public official in New York City, notably serving as deputy mayor and a prominent figure in urban development.
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D.
Andrew Weisblum
Andrew Weisblum is an American film editor known for his work on major feature films, including collaborations with directors like Darren Aronofsky and Wes Anderson.
-
E.
Jonathan T. Taplin
Jonathan T. Taplin is an American film producer, media scholar, and author known for his work with director Martin Scorsese and his critiques of the digital economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: postMergerCEO Context triple: [AOL–Time Warner merger, postMergerCEO, Richard Parsons]
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A.
administrationBaseAfterMerger
Indicates that an entity serves as the primary administrative base or headquarters of another entity following a merger.
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B.
mergerPartner
Indicates that two entities are involved as counterparties in a merger transaction with each other.
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C.
missionAfterMerge
Indicates that one mission occurs or is valid only after another mission has been merged or combined into it.
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D.
formerCEO
Indicates that one entity previously held, but no longer holds, the position of chief executive officer of the other entity.
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E.
mergedBy
Indicates that one entity is combined or integrated into another entity through the action or decision of a specific agent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69bd446f22b88190b6a47fb91c68a3e7 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd8e44e7c881909b241b2fec366038 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 6:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf10ec33ac819083d283e960a049af |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf11c162f48190bdc56fea62575643 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf1237a644819081b1f1013e23cc66 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69bd845097ac81909678624c4907fda4 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:30 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69bd8e43c4c88190bb72b9bf56c99425 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 6:13 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:53 p.m.