Triple
T17336621
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ilitch family |
E420951
|
entity |
| Predicate | businessHead |
P36621
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Christopher Ilitch |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: Christopher Ilitch | Statement: [Ilitch family, businessHead, Christopher Ilitch]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christopher Ilitch Context triple: [Ilitch family, businessHead, Christopher Ilitch]
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A.
Christopher Ilitch
chosen
Christopher Ilitch is an American businessman and sports executive who leads Ilitch Holdings and oversees the family’s Detroit-based sports and entertainment enterprises.
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B.
Mike Ilitch
Mike Ilitch was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the founder of Little Caesars Pizza and a longtime owner of Detroit’s major sports franchises.
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C.
Marian Ilitch
Marian Ilitch is an American businesswoman and billionaire co-founder of the Little Caesars pizza chain and owner of the Detroit Red Wings.
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D.
Dan Gilbert
Dan Gilbert is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of Quicken Loans (Rocket Mortgage) and a prominent owner in the NBA.
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E.
Patrick McCaskey
Patrick McCaskey is a Chicago Bears executive and member of the McCaskey family that owns the NFL franchise.
- 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: businessHead Context triple: [Ilitch family, businessHead, Christopher Ilitch]
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A.
businessManager
chosen
Indicates that one entity serves as the business manager, overseeing and handling business affairs or operations, for another entity.
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B.
businessBase
Indicates that one entity serves as the primary business foundation, core location, or main operational base for another entity.
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C.
businessFunction
Indicates the specific role, activity, or operational function that an entity performs within a business context.
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D.
commercialDirector
Indicates that one entity serves as the commercial director (responsible for business and commercial operations) of another entity.
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E.
businessScale
Indicates the relative size or level of operations of a business, such as its scope, capacity, or market reach.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (3 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_69d889d3adc881909319f1edb8d2a956 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e43a121aa081908a62fa59d3d28765 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:12 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e3b021a5bc81909ae55406f9d0b37f |
completed | April 18, 2026, 4:24 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:43 a.m.