Triple

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Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Micron Technology E232180 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Ward Parkinson
Ward Parkinson is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the semiconductor company Micron Technology.
E811074 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Ward Parkinson | Statement: [Micron Technology, foundedBy, Ward Parkinson]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ward Parkinson
Context triple: [Micron Technology, foundedBy, Ward Parkinson]
  • A. Kenneth W. Parkinson
    Kenneth W. Parkinson is an American lawyer best known for being one of the defendants in the Watergate-related criminal case United States v. John N. Mitchell et al.
  • B. Roger Ward
    Roger Ward is an Australian actor best known for his role as the tough police officer Fifi Macaffee in the 1979 action film "Mad Max."
  • C. Richard Sibson
    Richard Sibson is a distinguished geologist recognized for his influential work on fault mechanics and earthquake processes.
  • D. David Wardle
    David Wardle is an illustrator and graphic designer known for creating book cover art, including the cover of Boris Johnson’s novel "Seventy-Two Virgins."
  • E. Ian Ward
    Ian Ward is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as sports, academia, and the arts.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ward Parkinson
Target entity description: Ward Parkinson is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the semiconductor company Micron Technology.
  • A. Kenneth W. Parkinson
    Kenneth W. Parkinson is an American lawyer best known for being one of the defendants in the Watergate-related criminal case United States v. John N. Mitchell et al.
  • B. Roger Ward
    Roger Ward is an Australian actor best known for his role as the tough police officer Fifi Macaffee in the 1979 action film "Mad Max."
  • C. Richard Sibson
    Richard Sibson is a distinguished geologist recognized for his influential work on fault mechanics and earthquake processes.
  • D. David Wardle
    David Wardle is an illustrator and graphic designer known for creating book cover art, including the cover of Boris Johnson’s novel "Seventy-Two Virgins."
  • E. Ian Ward
    Ian Ward is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as sports, academia, and the arts.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Ward Parkinson
Triple: [Micron Technology, foundedBy, Ward Parkinson]
Generated description
Ward Parkinson is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the semiconductor company Micron Technology.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca84867bb88190b4b57dd5a56d5691 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cd9aaaa47881908d69381d4d11f49b ner completed
NED1 batch_69d17958287081908e337bdbe9ea366f ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69d17e4c9e40819081367d2365bf5dd2 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69d17d9d69908190879b160968e41745 nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:09 p.m.