Triple
T2419124
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mike Markkula |
E52377
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Markkula
Markkula is a Finnish surname most notably associated with Mike Markkula, an early investor and executive at Apple Inc.
|
E265290
|
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: Markkula | Statement: [Mike Markkula, familyName, Markkula]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Markkula Context triple: [Mike Markkula, familyName, Markkula]
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A.
Leonard Bosack
Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
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B.
Thomas Siebel
Thomas Siebel is an American technology entrepreneur best known as the founder of Siebel Systems and later the cloud computing company C3.ai.
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C.
Thiel
Thiel is the surname of Peter Thiel, the German-American billionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies.
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D.
Irwin M. Jacobs
Irwin M. Jacobs is an American electrical engineer, co-founder and former CEO of Qualcomm, known for his pioneering contributions to digital wireless communications.
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E.
Ken Olsen
Ken Olsen was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Digital Equipment Corporation, a pioneering company in the minicomputer industry.
- 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: Markkula Triple: [Mike Markkula, familyName, Markkula]
Generated description
Markkula is a Finnish surname most notably associated with Mike Markkula, an early investor and executive at Apple Inc.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Markkula Target entity description: Markkula is a Finnish surname most notably associated with Mike Markkula, an early investor and executive at Apple Inc.
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A.
Leonard Bosack
Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
-
B.
Thomas Siebel
Thomas Siebel is an American technology entrepreneur best known as the founder of Siebel Systems and later the cloud computing company C3.ai.
-
C.
Thiel
Thiel is the surname of Peter Thiel, the German-American billionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies.
-
D.
Irwin M. Jacobs
Irwin M. Jacobs is an American electrical engineer, co-founder and former CEO of Qualcomm, known for his pioneering contributions to digital wireless communications.
-
E.
Ken Olsen
Ken Olsen was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Digital Equipment Corporation, a pioneering company in the minicomputer industry.
- 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_69ab495622948190bc6bc6e4cddaf645 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc96e1b3881909de57501b5d4099a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aebf5397508190b755e522060041c0 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aec3cf3d8881908d0e5d72f625634c |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aec488a4448190b2e9bf40a0fea5ee |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m.