Triple
T20451114
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Palo Alto Networks |
E501651
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mark McLaughlin
Mark McLaughlin is a technology executive best known for leading cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks as its longtime CEO and chairman.
|
E1485454
|
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: Mark McLaughlin | Statement: [Palo Alto Networks, foundedBy, Mark McLaughlin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark McLaughlin Context triple: [Palo Alto Networks, foundedBy, Mark McLaughlin]
-
A.
Christian McLaughlin
Christian McLaughlin is a television producer and writer known for his work on various comedy and genre projects, including the film "The Invisible Woman."
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B.
Rob McLaughlin
Rob McLaughlin is the young rancher’s son and central protagonist of the novel and film "Flicka," whose bond with a wild horse drives the story’s coming-of-age themes.
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C.
Kevin McLaughlin
Kevin McLaughlin is a literary scholar and translator known for his English translation of Walter Benjamin’s "The Arcades Project."
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D.
Colin McLaughlin
Colin McLaughlin is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the McLaughlin surname.
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E.
Sean McGinly
Sean McGinly is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing and directing the comedy-drama film "The Great Buck Howard."
- 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: Mark McLaughlin Triple: [Palo Alto Networks, foundedBy, Mark McLaughlin]
Generated description
Mark McLaughlin is a technology executive best known for leading cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks as its longtime CEO and chairman.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark McLaughlin Target entity description: Mark McLaughlin is a technology executive best known for leading cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks as its longtime CEO and chairman.
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A.
Christian McLaughlin
Christian McLaughlin is a television producer and writer known for his work on various comedy and genre projects, including the film "The Invisible Woman."
-
B.
Rob McLaughlin
Rob McLaughlin is the young rancher’s son and central protagonist of the novel and film "Flicka," whose bond with a wild horse drives the story’s coming-of-age themes.
-
C.
Kevin McLaughlin
Kevin McLaughlin is a literary scholar and translator known for his English translation of Walter Benjamin’s "The Arcades Project."
-
D.
Colin McLaughlin
Colin McLaughlin is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the McLaughlin surname.
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E.
Sean McGinly
Sean McGinly is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing and directing the comedy-drama film "The Great Buck Howard."
- 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_69e0b4ac0a1c81908845d0f8a56abce8 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e68d0145d881908587b56c52aeea09 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 8:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a09c8e823608190b996eaeb48838aed |
completed | May 17, 2026, 1:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a09cacf98f08190b8c7348e92e1bdc7 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a09cb491e3c81908d369f66507dd809 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:32 a.m.