Triple

T9361
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bolt Beranek and Newman E188 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Robert Newman
Robert Newman was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the influential technology and research firm Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN).
E21359 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: Robert Newman | Statement: [Bolt Beranek and Newman, foundedBy, Robert Newman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Newman
Context triple: [Bolt Beranek and Newman, foundedBy, Robert Newman]
  • A. Philip Handler
    Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
  • B. Daniel H. Weiss
    Daniel H. Weiss is an American art historian and academic leader who served as president and CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  • C. Charles Roven
    Charles Roven is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters, including Christopher Nolan’s films such as Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight trilogy.
  • D. Sean Marks
    Sean Marks is a former NBA player and basketball executive best known for serving as the general manager who led the Brooklyn Nets’ roster rebuild in the late 2010s.
  • E. Josh Harris
    Josh Harris is an American billionaire investor and sports team owner best known as a co-founder of Apollo Global Management and the principal owner of multiple professional franchises, including the NFL’s Washington Commanders.
  • 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: Robert Newman
Triple: [Bolt Beranek and Newman, foundedBy, Robert Newman]
Generated description
Robert Newman was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the influential technology and research firm Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN).
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Newman
Target entity description: Robert Newman was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the influential technology and research firm Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN).
  • A. Philip Handler
    Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
  • B. Daniel H. Weiss
    Daniel H. Weiss is an American art historian and academic leader who served as president and CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  • C. Charles Roven
    Charles Roven is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters, including Christopher Nolan’s films such as Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight trilogy.
  • D. Sean Marks
    Sean Marks is a former NBA player and basketball executive best known for serving as the general manager who led the Brooklyn Nets’ roster rebuild in the late 2010s.
  • E. Josh Harris
    Josh Harris is an American billionaire investor and sports team owner best known as a co-founder of Apollo Global Management and the principal owner of multiple professional franchises, including the NFL’s Washington Commanders.
  • 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_69a23bb612708190b09f25385e4b63d1 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a23ff2f0508190806663ab2463cd41 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a2e3ba20dc81908b2ebffae3dd90ac completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:46 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a2e45e92408190acc0689b3a02785d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:49 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a2e4f5ab1081908fd13cbb2c19c8dd completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:52 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m.