Triple
T5880600
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited |
E130738
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John William Billes
John William Billes was a Canadian businessman and co-founder of the Canadian Tire retail chain, which grew into one of Canada’s largest and most recognizable automotive and general merchandise retailers.
|
E571660
|
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: John William Billes | Statement: [Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, foundedBy, John William Billes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John William Billes Context triple: [Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, foundedBy, John William Billes]
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A.
William Hoy
William Hoy is a film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, particularly in the science fiction and action genres.
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B.
Jonas Kilpatrick
Jonas Kilpatrick is a son of former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
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C.
George Drouillard
George Drouillard was a skilled French-Canadian-Shawnee hunter, interpreter, and scout who played a crucial role in the success of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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D.
Hinton Blewett
Hinton Blewett is a small rural village in Somerset, England, known for its historic church and scenic setting within the Chew Valley countryside.
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E.
Benjamin Reeve
Benjamin Reeve is a member of the Reeve family best known as the brother of acclaimed actor Christopher Reeve.
- 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: John William Billes Triple: [Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, foundedBy, John William Billes]
Generated description
John William Billes was a Canadian businessman and co-founder of the Canadian Tire retail chain, which grew into one of Canada’s largest and most recognizable automotive and general merchandise retailers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John William Billes Target entity description: John William Billes was a Canadian businessman and co-founder of the Canadian Tire retail chain, which grew into one of Canada’s largest and most recognizable automotive and general merchandise retailers.
-
A.
William Hoy
William Hoy is a film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, particularly in the science fiction and action genres.
-
B.
Jonas Kilpatrick
Jonas Kilpatrick is a son of former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
-
C.
George Drouillard
George Drouillard was a skilled French-Canadian-Shawnee hunter, interpreter, and scout who played a crucial role in the success of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
-
D.
Hinton Blewett
Hinton Blewett is a small rural village in Somerset, England, known for its historic church and scenic setting within the Chew Valley countryside.
-
E.
Benjamin Reeve
Benjamin Reeve is a member of the Reeve family best known as the brother of acclaimed actor Christopher Reeve.
- 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_69c0085523688190bfd487479ce819e6 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c03635a41c819086f9a5df242777f2 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c135489ae481908f2a6ce5b8577cc2 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c1375534548190a731589208b93ead |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:51 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c137c384288190a485594f20f7256b |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:53 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:57 p.m.