Triple

T7885423
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject BlackBerry Limited E183090 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Douglas Fregin
Douglas Fregin is a Canadian engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of BlackBerry Limited (formerly Research In Motion).
E696302 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: Douglas Fregin | Statement: [BlackBerry Limited, foundedBy, Douglas Fregin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas Fregin
Context triple: [BlackBerry Limited, foundedBy, Douglas Fregin]
  • A. David Franzoni
    David Franzoni is an American screenwriter and film producer best known for his work on the Academy Award–winning historical epic "Gladiator."
  • B. Louis Fraina
    Louis Fraina was an Italian-born American Marxist theorist and political activist who was a key early leader in the U.S. communist movement.
  • C. Greg Finton
    Greg Finton is a film editor known for his work on documentaries and feature films, including the acclaimed documentary "He Named Me Malala."
  • D. James LeGros
    James LeGros is an American character actor known for his work in independent films and television, including roles in projects like "Drugstore Cowboy," "Ally McBeal," and "Justified."
  • E. Andrew Sarlo
    Andrew Sarlo is a music producer known for his work with indie and alternative artists such as Big Thief and Bon Iver.
  • 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: Douglas Fregin
Triple: [BlackBerry Limited, foundedBy, Douglas Fregin]
Generated description
Douglas Fregin is a Canadian engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of BlackBerry Limited (formerly Research In Motion).
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas Fregin
Target entity description: Douglas Fregin is a Canadian engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of BlackBerry Limited (formerly Research In Motion).
  • A. David Franzoni
    David Franzoni is an American screenwriter and film producer best known for his work on the Academy Award–winning historical epic "Gladiator."
  • B. Louis Fraina
    Louis Fraina was an Italian-born American Marxist theorist and political activist who was a key early leader in the U.S. communist movement.
  • C. Greg Finton
    Greg Finton is a film editor known for his work on documentaries and feature films, including the acclaimed documentary "He Named Me Malala."
  • D. James LeGros
    James LeGros is an American character actor known for his work in independent films and television, including roles in projects like "Drugstore Cowboy," "Ally McBeal," and "Justified."
  • E. Andrew Sarlo
    Andrew Sarlo is a music producer known for his work with indie and alternative artists such as Big Thief and Bon Iver.
  • 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_69ca828af6e48190a06ee7010d8f0e64 completed March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb39d62a148190bed4e0d199aa427b completed March 31, 2026, 3:04 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cb5b9286c881909ec01cb899e71d42 completed March 31, 2026, 5:28 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cb5df0287881908bce1a4449e9f252 completed March 31, 2026, 5:38 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cb769944d08190ba8c2f5fe76e037b completed March 31, 2026, 7:24 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:59 p.m.