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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.