Triple
T333507
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Joe Tsai |
E6674
|
entity |
| Predicate | coFounded |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alibaba Group
Alibaba Group is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, internet, and technology, best known for operating major online marketplaces like Taobao and Tmall.
|
E42930
|
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: Alibaba Group | Statement: [Joe Tsai, coFounded, Alibaba Group]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alibaba Group Context triple: [Joe Tsai, coFounded, Alibaba Group]
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A.
Alphabet Inc.
Alphabet Inc. is a multinational technology conglomerate that serves as the holding company for Google and various other businesses in areas such as artificial intelligence, life sciences, and autonomous vehicles.
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B.
Snap Inc.
Snap Inc. is an American technology and social media company best known for developing the multimedia messaging app Snapchat and related camera and augmented reality products.
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C.
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Meta Platforms, Inc. is a major American technology company best known as the parent of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and other social media and virtual reality products.
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D.
Amazon
Amazon is a multinational technology and e-commerce company best known for its vast online marketplace, cloud computing services through AWS, and significant influence on global retail and logistics.
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E.
Groupe ADP
Groupe ADP is a major French airport management company that owns and operates the Paris-area airports and provides aviation and related services worldwide.
- 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: Alibaba Group Triple: [Joe Tsai, coFounded, Alibaba Group]
Generated description
Alibaba Group is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, internet, and technology, best known for operating major online marketplaces like Taobao and Tmall.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alibaba Group Target entity description: Alibaba Group is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, internet, and technology, best known for operating major online marketplaces like Taobao and Tmall.
-
A.
Alphabet Inc.
Alphabet Inc. is a multinational technology conglomerate that serves as the holding company for Google and various other businesses in areas such as artificial intelligence, life sciences, and autonomous vehicles.
-
B.
Snap Inc.
Snap Inc. is an American technology and social media company best known for developing the multimedia messaging app Snapchat and related camera and augmented reality products.
-
C.
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Meta Platforms, Inc. is a major American technology company best known as the parent of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and other social media and virtual reality products.
-
D.
Amazon
Amazon is a multinational technology and e-commerce company best known for its vast online marketplace, cloud computing services through AWS, and significant influence on global retail and logistics.
-
E.
Groupe ADP
Groupe ADP is a major French airport management company that owns and operates the Paris-area airports and provides aviation and related services worldwide.
- 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_69a2e79434908190a9d5afe415153ad9 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eac4d9d081908a624464e450fb0e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3d245be0c819093acff963b041d01 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3d2afcea48190aa767b5dd077f02c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3d38f00288190bc43e5de028deed6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:50 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.