Triple
T7931041
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | DocuSign |
E184188
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Eric Ranft
Eric Ranft is an entrepreneur best known as a founder of the electronic signature and digital transaction management company DocuSign.
|
E697115
|
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: Eric Ranft | Statement: [DocuSign, foundedBy, Eric Ranft]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eric Ranft Context triple: [DocuSign, foundedBy, Eric Ranft]
-
A.
Joe Ranft
Joe Ranft was an influential American storyboard artist, writer, and animator best known for his key creative contributions to numerous Disney and Pixar films.
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B.
Paul Walker
Paul Walker is a British businessman and former chief executive of the software company Sage Group, known for his leadership in the technology and business sectors.
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C.
Paul Walker
Paul Walker was an American actor best known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the "Fast & Furious" film franchise.
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D.
Christopher Ferguson
Christopher Ferguson is a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut best known for commanding STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle program.
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E.
Justin Martin
Justin Martin is an American actor known for his work as a child and teen performer in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like the 2008 adaptation of "A Raisin in the Sun."
- 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: Eric Ranft Triple: [DocuSign, foundedBy, Eric Ranft]
Generated description
Eric Ranft is an entrepreneur best known as a founder of the electronic signature and digital transaction management company DocuSign.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eric Ranft Target entity description: Eric Ranft is an entrepreneur best known as a founder of the electronic signature and digital transaction management company DocuSign.
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A.
Joe Ranft
Joe Ranft was an influential American storyboard artist, writer, and animator best known for his key creative contributions to numerous Disney and Pixar films.
-
B.
Paul Walker
Paul Walker is a British businessman and former chief executive of the software company Sage Group, known for his leadership in the technology and business sectors.
-
C.
Paul Walker
Paul Walker was an American actor best known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the "Fast & Furious" film franchise.
-
D.
Christopher Ferguson
Christopher Ferguson is a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut best known for commanding STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle program.
-
E.
Justin Martin
Justin Martin is an American actor known for his work as a child and teen performer in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like the 2008 adaptation of "A Raisin in the Sun."
- 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_69ca8290c21c8190906a5ca6fe2b03c4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3accc388819087065ebe7d5d9591 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:09 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb5c01602081908ea1af24785260ff |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cb5f22f89c8190a98208bf096a2427 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cb76d2dff8819085ad9e10baad1537 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:07 p.m.