Triple
T11486613
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William J. Ruane |
E272295
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCloseProfessionalAssociationWith |
P99757
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Warren Buffett |
E2864
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Warren Buffett | Statement: [William J. Ruane, hasCloseProfessionalAssociationWith, Warren Buffett]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Warren Buffett Context triple: [William J. Ruane, hasCloseProfessionalAssociationWith, Warren Buffett]
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A.
Warren Buffett
chosen
Warren Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist, best known as the longtime chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the world’s most successful value investors.
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B.
Buffett
Buffett is a surname most famously associated with American business magnate and investor Warren Buffett and his family.
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C.
Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger was an American investor, lawyer, and philanthropist best known as Warren Buffett’s longtime business partner and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.
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D.
Howard Graham Buffett
Howard Graham Buffett is an American businessman, farmer, philanthropist, and conservationist known for his global humanitarian and environmental work and as the son of investor Warren Buffett.
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E.
Benjamin Graham
Benjamin Graham was a pioneering economist and investor known as the "father of value investing" and co-author of the seminal book "Security Analysis."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasCloseProfessionalAssociationWith Context triple: [William J. Ruane, hasCloseProfessionalAssociationWith, Warren Buffett]
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A.
hasProfessionalOrganization
Indicates that an entity is affiliated with, represented by, or a member of a specific professional organization.
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B.
hasAcademicAssociation
Indicates a relationship where one entity is connected to another through an academic context, such as study, research, teaching, or institutional affiliation.
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C.
isAssociatedWithProfessionOfBearer
Indicates that one entity is connected to, or involved with, the profession or occupational role held by another entity.
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D.
organizationAssociatedWith
Indicates that there is a formal or recognized connection or affiliation between an organization and another entity.
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E.
occupationalAssociation
Indicates a relationship where one entity is connected to another through a job, profession, or work-related role.
- 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_69d6aae1b09881909ce2ded3fa0c14fa |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d85a1fc9688190aacc2eed64229b79 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e6046076d0819087766bf905825217 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d808736c5c8190899b5b3b2e797f65 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69d822ef46988190a1c360da4ee14fef |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m.