Triple
T919486
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alibaba Group |
E19850
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Simon Xie
Simon Xie is a Chinese entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of Alibaba Group.
|
E108292
|
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: Simon Xie | Statement: [Alibaba Group, foundedBy, Simon Xie]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simon Xie Context triple: [Alibaba Group, foundedBy, Simon Xie]
-
A.
Xiaodong Chen
Xiaodong Chen is a prominent materials scientist and nanotechnology researcher who serves as editor-in-chief of the journal ACS Nano.
-
B.
Kenneth Hsu
Kenneth Hsu is a Swiss geologist and oceanographer known for his influential work on marine geology and the Messinian salinity crisis.
-
C.
John Cheng
John Cheng is a film producer best known for his work on the dark comedy movie "Horrible Bosses."
-
D.
Yuhuai Wu
Yuhuai Wu is an AI researcher and entrepreneur known for his work on large language models and as a member of Elon Musk’s xAI team.
-
E.
Jeff Wu
Jeff Wu is a machine learning researcher known for his work on large language models, including co-authoring the original GPT-2 paper at OpenAI.
- 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: Simon Xie Triple: [Alibaba Group, foundedBy, Simon Xie]
Generated description
Simon Xie is a Chinese entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of Alibaba Group.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simon Xie Target entity description: Simon Xie is a Chinese entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of Alibaba Group.
-
A.
Xiaodong Chen
Xiaodong Chen is a prominent materials scientist and nanotechnology researcher who serves as editor-in-chief of the journal ACS Nano.
-
B.
Kenneth Hsu
Kenneth Hsu is a Swiss geologist and oceanographer known for his influential work on marine geology and the Messinian salinity crisis.
-
C.
John Cheng
John Cheng is a film producer best known for his work on the dark comedy movie "Horrible Bosses."
-
D.
Yuhuai Wu
Yuhuai Wu is an AI researcher and entrepreneur known for his work on large language models and as a member of Elon Musk’s xAI team.
-
E.
Jeff Wu
Jeff Wu is a machine learning researcher known for his work on large language models, including co-authoring the original GPT-2 paper at OpenAI.
- 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_69a493a099788190a696d9d8408cbaf4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b3103bf48190af3f8d8b2d0fe918 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7cf62b05c8190b348ccf1e527d38a |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a7d00886948190984a4e084bd66bf0 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7d066a3488190b4737ab9e8093892 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.