Triple
T1273271
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Satya Nadella |
E15756
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessorAsCEO |
P14604
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Steve Ballmer |
E113953
|
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: Steve Ballmer | Statement: [Satya Nadella, predecessorAsCEO, Steve Ballmer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Ballmer Context triple: [Satya Nadella, predecessorAsCEO, Steve Ballmer]
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A.
Steve Ballmer
chosen
Steve Ballmer is an American businessman and former Microsoft CEO known for his energetic leadership style and ownership of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers.
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B.
Bill Gates
Bill Gates is an American business magnate, software pioneer, and philanthropist who co-created the Windows operating system and later co-founded one of the world’s largest charitable foundations.
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C.
Mike Lynch
Mike Lynch is a collegiate athletics administrator best known for leading the athletic department at Babson College.
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D.
Steve Case
Steve Case is an American entrepreneur and investor best known as the co-founder and former CEO of AOL, a pioneering internet services company.
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E.
Steven Sinofsky
Steven Sinofsky is an American technology executive and former Microsoft president best known for leading the development of Windows and Office.
- 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: predecessorAsCEO Context triple: [Satya Nadella, predecessorAsCEO, Steve Ballmer]
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A.
predecessorCEO
Indicates that one person previously held the position of CEO before another specific person.
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B.
predecessorName
Indicates that the value is the name of an entity that directly precedes another in an ordered sequence or lineage.
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C.
previousCoCEOWith
Indicates that two entities previously served together as co-chief executive officers of the same organization.
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D.
predecessor
Indicates that one entity comes before another in an ordered sequence or succession.
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E.
predecessorInRole
chosen
Indicates that one entity previously held a particular role or position that was later occupied by another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69a4935a94308190bb92555b79032824 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c31602b8819087a57e8d390cae7a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac998e56488190ac3cf51563335e30 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:33 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4bee0be808190a8ccac6a41851fdd |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.