Triple

T3268918
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Continental Airlines E68594 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Walter T. Varney
Walter T. Varney was an early American aviation pioneer and entrepreneur who helped shape the U.S. airline industry through founding multiple airlines that later evolved into major carriers.
E466328 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: Walter T. Varney | Statement: [Continental Airlines, foundedBy, Walter T. Varney]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter T. Varney
Context triple: [Continental Airlines, foundedBy, Walter T. Varney]
  • A. Arthur Winslow
    Arthur Winslow is the principled Edwardian father in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," who risks his family’s security to clear his son’s name.
  • B. Henry Merwin Shrady
    Henry Merwin Shrady was an American sculptor best known for his monumental public works, including major Civil War–themed sculptures in Washington, D.C.
  • C. Charles D. Norton
    Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
  • D. Charles Burroughs
    Charles Burroughs is an American historian and educator best known as a co-founder of Chicago’s DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, one of the first independent Black history museums in the United States.
  • E. William Redfield
    William Redfield was an American character actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including a notable role in the Western film "Duel at Diablo."
  • 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: Walter T. Varney
Triple: [Continental Airlines, foundedBy, Walter T. Varney]
Generated description
Walter T. Varney was an early American aviation pioneer and entrepreneur who helped shape the U.S. airline industry through founding multiple airlines that later evolved into major carriers.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter T. Varney
Target entity description: Walter T. Varney was an early American aviation pioneer and entrepreneur who helped shape the U.S. airline industry through founding multiple airlines that later evolved into major carriers.
  • A. Arthur Winslow
    Arthur Winslow is the principled Edwardian father in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," who risks his family’s security to clear his son’s name.
  • B. Henry Merwin Shrady
    Henry Merwin Shrady was an American sculptor best known for his monumental public works, including major Civil War–themed sculptures in Washington, D.C.
  • C. Charles D. Norton
    Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
  • D. Charles Burroughs
    Charles Burroughs is an American historian and educator best known as a co-founder of Chicago’s DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, one of the first independent Black history museums in the United States.
  • E. William Redfield
    William Redfield was an American character actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including a notable role in the Western film "Duel at Diablo."
  • 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_69ad859b54f881909bf530d549caf2fd completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adafd0eddc8190834a64f6b8e8e9f9 completed March 8, 2026, 5:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be395356e88190ba6c4b228669e40c completed March 21, 2026, 6:23 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be3adc766c8190ae5cbe5be14b720a completed March 21, 2026, 6:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be3b645aac8190a6765f0679dd3735 completed March 21, 2026, 6:32 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:09 p.m.