Triple
T7428373
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Polycom |
E171423
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jeffrey Rodman
Jeffrey Rodman is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Polycom, a company specializing in audio and video conferencing technologies.
|
E690714
|
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: Jeffrey Rodman | Statement: [Polycom, foundedBy, Jeffrey Rodman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jeffrey Rodman Context triple: [Polycom, foundedBy, Jeffrey Rodman]
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A.
Thomas J. Greytak
Thomas J. Greytak is an American physicist known for his work in low-temperature physics and his long association with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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B.
John Eisendrath
John Eisendrath is a television writer and producer best known for his work on series such as "The Blacklist" and "Alias."
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C.
Stephen M. Kellen
Stephen M. Kellen was a prominent financier and philanthropist known for his leadership at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder and his significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
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D.
Craig A. Stough
Craig A. Stough is an American local government leader who serves as the mayor of Sylvania, Ohio.
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E.
Jeffrey Fuller
Jeffrey Fuller is known primarily as the son of prominent American lawyer, feminist, and civil liberties advocate Crystal Eastman.
- 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: Jeffrey Rodman Triple: [Polycom, foundedBy, Jeffrey Rodman]
Generated description
Jeffrey Rodman is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Polycom, a company specializing in audio and video conferencing technologies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jeffrey Rodman Target entity description: Jeffrey Rodman is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Polycom, a company specializing in audio and video conferencing technologies.
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A.
Thomas J. Greytak
Thomas J. Greytak is an American physicist known for his work in low-temperature physics and his long association with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
-
B.
John Eisendrath
John Eisendrath is a television writer and producer best known for his work on series such as "The Blacklist" and "Alias."
-
C.
Stephen M. Kellen
Stephen M. Kellen was a prominent financier and philanthropist known for his leadership at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder and his significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
-
D.
Craig A. Stough
Craig A. Stough is an American local government leader who serves as the mayor of Sylvania, Ohio.
-
E.
Jeffrey Fuller
Jeffrey Fuller is known primarily as the son of prominent American lawyer, feminist, and civil liberties advocate Crystal Eastman.
- 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_69c68a63491881909281f73d4d5643bf |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f306bfe481909f99f6792de95ffc |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c9494351488190852b600d9666d1eb |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c949a369e881909ffdc09275e50f20 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c94a573e3081908b1e8d5bca627126 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:12 p.m.