Triple
T7896923
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Unity Technologies |
E183361
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nicholas Francis
Nicholas Francis is a Danish software developer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the game engine and technology company Unity Technologies.
|
E697454
|
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: Nicholas Francis | Statement: [Unity Technologies, foundedBy, Nicholas Francis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Francis Context triple: [Unity Technologies, foundedBy, Nicholas Francis]
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A.
Nicholas Howard
Nicholas Howard is a member of the British Howard family, known as the son of Conservative politician and former UK Home Secretary Michael Howard.
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B.
Nicholas Hamilton
Nicholas Hamilton is an Australian actor best known for his role as bully Henry Bowers in the horror film "It" (2017).
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C.
Nicholas St. John
Nicholas St. John is an American screenwriter best known for his long-time collaboration with director Abel Ferrara on gritty, character-driven films.
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D.
Nicholas of Guildford
Nicholas of Guildford is a medieval English writer believed by some scholars to be the author of the Middle English debate poem *The Owl and the Nightingale*.
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E.
Nicholas Liverpool
Nicholas Liverpool was a Dominican jurist and politician who served as the President of Dominica in the 2000s.
- 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: Nicholas Francis Triple: [Unity Technologies, foundedBy, Nicholas Francis]
Generated description
Nicholas Francis is a Danish software developer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the game engine and technology company Unity Technologies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Francis Target entity description: Nicholas Francis is a Danish software developer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the game engine and technology company Unity Technologies.
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A.
Nicholas Howard
Nicholas Howard is a member of the British Howard family, known as the son of Conservative politician and former UK Home Secretary Michael Howard.
-
B.
Nicholas Hamilton
Nicholas Hamilton is an Australian actor best known for his role as bully Henry Bowers in the horror film "It" (2017).
-
C.
Nicholas St. John
Nicholas St. John is an American screenwriter best known for his long-time collaboration with director Abel Ferrara on gritty, character-driven films.
-
D.
Nicholas of Guildford
Nicholas of Guildford is a medieval English writer believed by some scholars to be the author of the Middle English debate poem *The Owl and the Nightingale*.
-
E.
Nicholas Liverpool
Nicholas Liverpool was a Dominican jurist and politician who served as the President of Dominica in the 2000s.
- 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_69ca828c474c8190a254d6499871eaff |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3a187a0081909a0c0822c6dab1da |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb5bb24c8c8190860e4dd1d705b04b |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cb5f1e84fc8190b535016cb69405b4 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cb76a214488190b90e5db28511daa0 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:24 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:01 p.m.