Triple
T165325
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Apple Inc. |
E3002
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ronald Wayne
Ronald Wayne is an American entrepreneur best known as one of the three co-founders of Apple Inc., who later sold his stake in the company early on.
|
E20621
|
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: Ronald Wayne | Statement: [Apple Inc., foundedBy, Ronald Wayne]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ronald Wayne Context triple: [Apple Inc., foundedBy, Ronald Wayne]
-
A.
David Packard
David Packard was an American electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, and influential philanthropist and public servant.
-
B.
Paul Jobs
Paul Jobs was the adoptive father of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and a machinist and mechanic who strongly influenced Steve’s early interest in electronics and craftsmanship.
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C.
John Warnock
John Warnock was an American computer scientist and co-founder of Adobe Systems, best known for pioneering the PostScript language and the PDF file format.
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D.
Robert N. Noyce
Robert N. Noyce was an American physicist, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, and co-founder of Intel Corporation, often called the "Mayor of Silicon Valley" for his pivotal role in the semiconductor industry.
-
E.
Reed Jobs
Reed Jobs is an American investor and philanthropist, known as the son of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and for leading health-focused venture initiatives.
- 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: Ronald Wayne Triple: [Apple Inc., foundedBy, Ronald Wayne]
Generated description
Ronald Wayne is an American entrepreneur best known as one of the three co-founders of Apple Inc., who later sold his stake in the company early on.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ronald Wayne Target entity description: Ronald Wayne is an American entrepreneur best known as one of the three co-founders of Apple Inc., who later sold his stake in the company early on.
-
A.
David Packard
David Packard was an American electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, and influential philanthropist and public servant.
-
B.
Paul Jobs
Paul Jobs was the adoptive father of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and a machinist and mechanic who strongly influenced Steve’s early interest in electronics and craftsmanship.
-
C.
John Warnock
John Warnock was an American computer scientist and co-founder of Adobe Systems, best known for pioneering the PostScript language and the PDF file format.
-
D.
Robert N. Noyce
Robert N. Noyce was an American physicist, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, and co-founder of Intel Corporation, often called the "Mayor of Silicon Valley" for his pivotal role in the semiconductor industry.
-
E.
Reed Jobs
Reed Jobs is an American investor and philanthropist, known as the son of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and for leading health-focused venture initiatives.
- 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_69a2524ce1e48190ab066bf72859f474 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:26 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25883ac8481909616b2179561bd98 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:52 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2db55b2808190bb120e6f266bd26b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2dbc9285081908ce873c8ec56c36f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:12 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2e05353808190a0392ea04cecdb43 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:32 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:34 a.m.