Triple
T5675276
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Krispy Kreme |
E125070
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Vernon Rudolph
Vernon Rudolph was an American entrepreneur best known for creating the Krispy Kreme doughnut brand and expanding it into a popular chain.
|
E682108
|
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: Vernon Rudolph | Statement: [Krispy Kreme, foundedBy, Vernon Rudolph]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vernon Rudolph Context triple: [Krispy Kreme, foundedBy, Vernon Rudolph]
-
A.
Charles Rettig
Charles Rettig is an American tax attorney who served as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2018 to 2022.
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B.
George R. Volkert
George R. Volkert was a British aeronautical engineer best known for his key role in designing the Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber used by the Royal Air Force during World War II.
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C.
Frank E. Bunts
Frank E. Bunts was an American physician and surgeon best known as one of the founding doctors of the Cleveland Clinic, a major academic medical center.
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D.
Fred Luddy
Fred Luddy is an American entrepreneur and software executive best known as the founder of the cloud-based enterprise software company ServiceNow.
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E.
Ralph Meeker
Ralph Meeker was an American actor best known for his tough-guy roles in film noir and drama during the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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: Vernon Rudolph Triple: [Krispy Kreme, foundedBy, Vernon Rudolph]
Generated description
Vernon Rudolph was an American entrepreneur best known for creating the Krispy Kreme doughnut brand and expanding it into a popular chain.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vernon Rudolph Target entity description: Vernon Rudolph was an American entrepreneur best known for creating the Krispy Kreme doughnut brand and expanding it into a popular chain.
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A.
Charles Rettig
Charles Rettig is an American tax attorney who served as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2018 to 2022.
-
B.
George R. Volkert
George R. Volkert was a British aeronautical engineer best known for his key role in designing the Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber used by the Royal Air Force during World War II.
-
C.
Frank E. Bunts
Frank E. Bunts was an American physician and surgeon best known as one of the founding doctors of the Cleveland Clinic, a major academic medical center.
-
D.
Fred Luddy
Fred Luddy is an American entrepreneur and software executive best known as the founder of the cloud-based enterprise software company ServiceNow.
-
E.
Ralph Meeker
Ralph Meeker was an American actor best known for his tough-guy roles in film noir and drama during the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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_69c008295c808190acfe78915e7d656a |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c023717c648190b5dee8c1c6510e6d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8ac74f44c8190953e486d3a315a64 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 4:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c8adad6b348190be2f006f924a2712 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 4:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8ae0fab8c8190a042de6289ad11b6 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 4:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:43 p.m.