Triple
T6879569
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Balsillie School of International Affairs |
E158756
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jim Balsillie
Jim Balsillie is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist best known as the former co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion and a major supporter of international affairs and public policy education.
|
E624982
|
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: Jim Balsillie | Statement: [Balsillie School of International Affairs, namedAfter, Jim Balsillie]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Balsillie Context triple: [Balsillie School of International Affairs, namedAfter, Jim Balsillie]
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A.
Thomas Siebel
Thomas Siebel is an American technology entrepreneur best known as the founder of Siebel Systems and later the cloud computing company C3.ai.
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B.
Jim Lewis
Jim Lewis is a writer best known for his extensive work on Muppet-related projects, contributing scripts and material for various films, shows, and attractions.
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C.
Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer is an American businessman and former Microsoft CEO known for his energetic leadership style and ownership of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers.
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D.
Mark F. Demers
Mark F. Demers is a mathematician known for his work in dynamical systems and ergodic theory, particularly in the study of chaotic billiards and related statistical properties.
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E.
Mike Lynch
Mike Lynch is a collegiate athletics administrator best known for leading the athletic department at Babson College.
- 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: Jim Balsillie Triple: [Balsillie School of International Affairs, namedAfter, Jim Balsillie]
Generated description
Jim Balsillie is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist best known as the former co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion and a major supporter of international affairs and public policy education.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Balsillie Target entity description: Jim Balsillie is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist best known as the former co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion and a major supporter of international affairs and public policy education.
-
A.
Thomas Siebel
Thomas Siebel is an American technology entrepreneur best known as the founder of Siebel Systems and later the cloud computing company C3.ai.
-
B.
Jim Lewis
Jim Lewis is a writer best known for his extensive work on Muppet-related projects, contributing scripts and material for various films, shows, and attractions.
-
C.
Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer is an American businessman and former Microsoft CEO known for his energetic leadership style and ownership of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers.
-
D.
Mark F. Demers
Mark F. Demers is a mathematician known for his work in dynamical systems and ergodic theory, particularly in the study of chaotic billiards and related statistical properties.
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E.
Mike Lynch
Mike Lynch is a collegiate athletics administrator best known for leading the athletic department at Babson College.
- 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_69c68832af1481908ce356e133ebaebe |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d8e60f94819086315b1dd2ea7a3e |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c742c999cc8190a14aa0ae6c7a1f54 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c743dffc188190a59ca6c86483c348 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 2:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7444e57a881908808a4bd96505048 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:22 p.m.