Triple
T25339
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | General Motors |
E506
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Frederic L. Smith
Frederic L. Smith was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who played a key role in the creation and development of General Motors.
|
E34867
|
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: Frederic L. Smith | Statement: [General Motors, foundedBy, Frederic L. Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frederic L. Smith Context triple: [General Motors, foundedBy, Frederic L. Smith]
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A.
Cecil H. Green
Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
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B.
George Burroughs
George Burroughs was a Puritan minister in colonial New England who was infamously executed for alleged witchcraft during the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Walter A. Brown
Walter A. Brown was an American sports executive best known for helping establish the NBA and building the Boston Celtics into a championship franchise.
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D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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E.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
- 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: Frederic L. Smith Triple: [General Motors, foundedBy, Frederic L. Smith]
Generated description
Frederic L. Smith was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who played a key role in the creation and development of General Motors.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frederic L. Smith Target entity description: Frederic L. Smith was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who played a key role in the creation and development of General Motors.
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A.
Cecil H. Green
Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
-
B.
George Burroughs
George Burroughs was a Puritan minister in colonial New England who was infamously executed for alleged witchcraft during the Salem witch trials.
-
C.
Walter A. Brown
Walter A. Brown was an American sports executive best known for helping establish the NBA and building the Boston Celtics into a championship franchise.
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D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
-
E.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
- 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_69a243b4ac2c8190b93c303df797b7b2 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2466d166881908bd8513c8d09fe8d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a38b87ff148190b289118d1a513c2d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a38befd2948190bfd4b340400ea5b4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a38d10782c8190beead28963b003ab |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:34 a.m.