Triple
T20926826
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | BlackRock |
E515367
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Barbara Novick |
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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: Barbara Novick | Statement: [BlackRock, foundedBy, Barbara Novick]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barbara Novick Context triple: [BlackRock, foundedBy, Barbara Novick]
-
A.
Ruth Franklin
Ruth Franklin is an American literary critic and biographer best known for her acclaimed biography of novelist Shirley Jackson.
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B.
Judith Thurman
Judith Thurman is an American writer and biographer best known for her acclaimed literary biographies and long-form essays in The New Yorker.
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C.
Mildred Wilentz
Mildred Wilentz was an American editor and publisher known for her influential work in mid-20th-century literary and political publishing circles.
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D.
Diana Maddox
Diana Maddox was a screenwriter best known for co-writing the script of the 1980 supernatural horror film "The Changeling."
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E.
Kathleen Middlekauff
Kathleen Middlekauff is an American academic and former spouse of investigative journalist and author Bob Woodward.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barbara Novick Target entity description: Barbara Novick is an American business executive best known as a co-founder and longtime senior leader of the global investment management firm BlackRock.
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A.
Ruth Franklin
Ruth Franklin is an American literary critic and biographer best known for her acclaimed biography of novelist Shirley Jackson.
-
B.
Judith Thurman
Judith Thurman is an American writer and biographer best known for her acclaimed literary biographies and long-form essays in The New Yorker.
-
C.
Mildred Wilentz
Mildred Wilentz was an American editor and publisher known for her influential work in mid-20th-century literary and political publishing circles.
-
D.
Diana Maddox
Diana Maddox was a screenwriter best known for co-writing the script of the 1980 supernatural horror film "The Changeling."
-
E.
Kathleen Middlekauff
Kathleen Middlekauff is an American academic and former spouse of investigative journalist and author Bob Woodward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e0b4fb431c8190b9d40e6a72f0cc87 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6f65200b08190ac208204a20f5a6a |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:49 p.m.