Triple
T197501
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fitbit |
E4030
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Eric Friedman
Eric Friedman is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and chief technology officer of the wearable fitness technology company Fitbit.
|
E68576
|
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: Eric Friedman | Statement: [Fitbit, foundedBy, Eric Friedman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eric Friedman Context triple: [Fitbit, foundedBy, Eric Friedman]
-
A.
Michael Filerman
Michael Filerman was an American television producer best known for developing and producing popular prime-time soap operas during the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Phillip Berman
Phillip Berman is a writer best known for coauthoring the spiritual and philosophical work "Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey" with primatologist Jane Goodall.
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C.
Eric Saltzman
Eric Saltzman is a co-founder of Creative Commons, the nonprofit organization that develops and promotes free legal tools for sharing and remixing creative works.
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D.
Sam Zussman
Sam Zussman is a sports and media executive who serves as a top business leader for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets organization.
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E.
Chris Lebenzon
Chris Lebenzon is an American film editor known for his long-time collaborations with directors like Tim Burton and Tony Scott on major Hollywood films.
- 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: Eric Friedman Triple: [Fitbit, foundedBy, Eric Friedman]
Generated description
Eric Friedman is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and chief technology officer of the wearable fitness technology company Fitbit.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eric Friedman Target entity description: Eric Friedman is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and chief technology officer of the wearable fitness technology company Fitbit.
-
A.
Michael Filerman
Michael Filerman was an American television producer best known for developing and producing popular prime-time soap operas during the 1970s and 1980s.
-
B.
Phillip Berman
Phillip Berman is a writer best known for coauthoring the spiritual and philosophical work "Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey" with primatologist Jane Goodall.
-
C.
Eric Saltzman
Eric Saltzman is a co-founder of Creative Commons, the nonprofit organization that develops and promotes free legal tools for sharing and remixing creative works.
-
D.
Sam Zussman
Sam Zussman is a sports and media executive who serves as a top business leader for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets organization.
-
E.
Chris Lebenzon
Chris Lebenzon is an American film editor known for his long-time collaborations with directors like Tim Burton and Tony Scott on major Hollywood films.
- 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_69a254bca59881909a15e1496f1508c7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:36 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25bc96aa081908ef74c9827c9aa48 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4e023ac5c8190b0233471d1d4eece |
completed | March 2, 2026, 12:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4e0d8eab08190a1446b3b8e04319a |
completed | March 2, 2026, 12:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4e133a4488190bd3d4509e47bdfad |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:44 a.m.