Triple
T19786964
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brown & Root |
E475294
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Herman Brown
Herman Brown was an American businessman and co-founder of the major engineering and construction firm Brown & Root, which became influential in large-scale infrastructure and government contracting.
|
E1411607
|
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: Herman Brown | Statement: [Brown & Root, foundedBy, Herman Brown]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herman Brown Context triple: [Brown & Root, foundedBy, Herman Brown]
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A.
Frank K. Edmondson
Frank K. Edmondson was an American astronomer and educator known for his contributions to galactic structure studies and his influential role in advancing astronomy education and professional organizations in the United States.
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B.
Charles Heerey
Charles Heerey was a Catholic prelate and missionary bishop who played a significant role in the hierarchy of the Church in Nigeria.
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C.
Arthur J. Brown
Arthur J. Brown was a sports team owner best known for owning the New Jersey Americans basketball franchise, a precursor to the Brooklyn Nets in the American Basketball Association.
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D.
Paul R. Brown
Paul R. Brown is an American music video and commercial director and photographer known for his visually distinctive work with numerous rock and metal bands.
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E.
Harold Vermilyea
Harold Vermilyea was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in stage, film, and radio productions during the early to mid-20th century.
- 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: Herman Brown Triple: [Brown & Root, foundedBy, Herman Brown]
Generated description
Herman Brown was an American businessman and co-founder of the major engineering and construction firm Brown & Root, which became influential in large-scale infrastructure and government contracting.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herman Brown Target entity description: Herman Brown was an American businessman and co-founder of the major engineering and construction firm Brown & Root, which became influential in large-scale infrastructure and government contracting.
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A.
Frank K. Edmondson
Frank K. Edmondson was an American astronomer and educator known for his contributions to galactic structure studies and his influential role in advancing astronomy education and professional organizations in the United States.
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B.
Charles Heerey
Charles Heerey was a Catholic prelate and missionary bishop who played a significant role in the hierarchy of the Church in Nigeria.
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C.
Arthur J. Brown
Arthur J. Brown was a sports team owner best known for owning the New Jersey Americans basketball franchise, a precursor to the Brooklyn Nets in the American Basketball Association.
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D.
Paul R. Brown
Paul R. Brown is an American music video and commercial director and photographer known for his visually distinctive work with numerous rock and metal bands.
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E.
Harold Vermilyea
Harold Vermilyea was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in stage, film, and radio productions during the early to mid-20th century.
- 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_69d8e51b014081908b263e167370529a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e65389145881909385f36f56cd250b |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0826f376788190b5d9151956f9dc83 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:12 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0829b3a7cc8190b412158762af3802 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a082a0ebfb8819089821003372227a7 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:25 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:49 p.m.