Triple
T6525358
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | National Instruments |
E151288
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bill Nowlin
Bill Nowlin is a technology entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of National Instruments, a company specializing in automated test and measurement systems.
|
E606541
|
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: Bill Nowlin | Statement: [National Instruments, foundedBy, Bill Nowlin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Nowlin Context triple: [National Instruments, foundedBy, Bill Nowlin]
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A.
Jerry Crutchfield
Jerry Crutchfield was an American country music songwriter and producer known for his work with major artists and numerous hit songs across several decades.
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B.
Ric Binkley
Ric Binkley was an American illustrator best known for his science fiction and fantasy cover art in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Rod Tidwell
Rod Tidwell is a charismatic, outspoken professional football player in the film "Jerry Maguire," best known for his demand to "show me the money."
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D.
Jim Gilstrap
Jim Gilstrap is an American soul and R&B singer best known for his session work and for singing the male lead vocal on the theme song to the television show "Good Times."
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E.
Sean Akins
Sean Akins is a television producer and creative director best known for helping develop and shape Cartoon Network’s influential Toonami programming block.
- 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: Bill Nowlin Triple: [National Instruments, foundedBy, Bill Nowlin]
Generated description
Bill Nowlin is a technology entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of National Instruments, a company specializing in automated test and measurement systems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Nowlin Target entity description: Bill Nowlin is a technology entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of National Instruments, a company specializing in automated test and measurement systems.
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A.
Jerry Crutchfield
Jerry Crutchfield was an American country music songwriter and producer known for his work with major artists and numerous hit songs across several decades.
-
B.
Ric Binkley
Ric Binkley was an American illustrator best known for his science fiction and fantasy cover art in the mid-20th century.
-
C.
Rod Tidwell
Rod Tidwell is a charismatic, outspoken professional football player in the film "Jerry Maguire," best known for his demand to "show me the money."
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D.
Jim Gilstrap
Jim Gilstrap is an American soul and R&B singer best known for his session work and for singing the male lead vocal on the theme song to the television show "Good Times."
-
E.
Sean Akins
Sean Akins is a television producer and creative director best known for helping develop and shape Cartoon Network’s influential Toonami programming block.
- 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_69c687f522748190b3058405553cdabd |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6ada77b448190b6e0e07494fb4dd3 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6e416e884819099c788cc3a814414 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6e55028ac8190b2bde6637981195c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:15 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c6e5eacefc819092d0e9f79d90c4a6 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:17 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:45 p.m.