Triple
T8562443
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Raven Software |
E202720
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Brian Raffel
Brian Raffel is an American video game developer and co-founder of Raven Software, known for his leadership on titles such as the Heretic and Hexen series.
|
E754231
|
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: Brian Raffel | Statement: [Raven Software, foundedBy, Brian Raffel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Raffel Context triple: [Raven Software, foundedBy, Brian Raffel]
-
A.
James C. Strouse
James C. Strouse is an American screenwriter and director known for character-driven independent films such as "Grace Is Gone," "The Winning Season," and "The Hollars."
-
B.
Philip Voss
Philip Voss was a British actor known for his extensive work in theatre, television, and radio, including roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appearances in popular UK dramas.
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C.
Jeff Kodosky
Jeff Kodosky is an American engineer and co-founder of National Instruments, best known as the "father of LabVIEW" for creating the influential graphical programming environment.
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D.
Michael Z. Hurley
Michael Z. Hurley is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Hurley, though specific widely known public details about his life or work are not clearly established.
-
E.
Brian MacDevitt
Brian MacDevitt is a Tony Award–winning American lighting designer renowned for his work on numerous high-profile Broadway productions.
- 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: Brian Raffel Triple: [Raven Software, foundedBy, Brian Raffel]
Generated description
Brian Raffel is an American video game developer and co-founder of Raven Software, known for his leadership on titles such as the Heretic and Hexen series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Raffel Target entity description: Brian Raffel is an American video game developer and co-founder of Raven Software, known for his leadership on titles such as the Heretic and Hexen series.
-
A.
James C. Strouse
James C. Strouse is an American screenwriter and director known for character-driven independent films such as "Grace Is Gone," "The Winning Season," and "The Hollars."
-
B.
Philip Voss
Philip Voss was a British actor known for his extensive work in theatre, television, and radio, including roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appearances in popular UK dramas.
-
C.
Jeff Kodosky
Jeff Kodosky is an American engineer and co-founder of National Instruments, best known as the "father of LabVIEW" for creating the influential graphical programming environment.
-
D.
Michael Z. Hurley
Michael Z. Hurley is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Hurley, though specific widely known public details about his life or work are not clearly established.
-
E.
Brian MacDevitt
Brian MacDevitt is a Tony Award–winning American lighting designer renowned for his work on numerous high-profile Broadway productions.
- 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_69ca8326e6c881908ff720d6abaebdc5 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe94c0c3c8190aca981c07b090dc0 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:33 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf42459a048190a5c480f4a212607a |
completed | April 3, 2026, 4:29 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cf43bd0f8c8190be2f7dc86f1e76e1 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 4:36 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cf444c9cb08190a37f34faa4a3458d |
completed | April 3, 2026, 4:38 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:20 p.m.