Triple

T15953606
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nextel Communications E386876 entity
Predicate chairman P377 FINISHED
Object Timothy M. Donahue — NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (2 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: Timothy M. Donahue | Statement: [Nextel Communications, chairman, Timothy M. Donahue]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Timothy M. Donahue
Context triple: [Nextel Communications, chairman, Timothy M. Donahue]
  • A. Timothy M. Donahue chosen
    Timothy M. Donahue is an American telecommunications executive best known for leading Nextel Communications during its major growth and eventual merger with Sprint.
  • B. Richard H. Ellis
    Richard H. Ellis was a United States Air Force general who served in top-level strategic leadership roles during the Cold War, including heading the nation’s nuclear bomber and missile forces.
  • C. Randal A. Ball
    Randal A. Ball is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Ball, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
  • D. Curtis L. Michel
    Curtis L. Michel was an American physicist and NASA astronaut selected in the 1965 scientist-astronaut group, known for his research in space physics and astrophysics.
  • E. Michael J. Pierson
    Michael J. Pierson is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a namesake or distinguished bearer of the surname Pierson.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 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_69d86da882448190a82ea962fe343b79 completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e156f810148190ab4989a0e4a5f8c0 completed April 16, 2026, 9:39 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:53 a.m.