Triple
T359412
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | eBay |
E7814
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jeff Skoll
Jeff Skoll is a Canadian-born entrepreneur, film producer, and philanthropist best known as eBay’s first president and for founding Participant Media and the Skoll Foundation to promote social change.
|
E46613
|
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: Jeff Skoll | Statement: [eBay, founder, Jeff Skoll]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jeff Skoll Context triple: [eBay, founder, Jeff Skoll]
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A.
Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of LinkedIn, known for his influential role in the tech industry and philanthropy.
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B.
Mitchell Kapor
Mitchell Kapor is an American entrepreneur and software pioneer best known for founding Lotus Development Corporation and co-creating the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet, as well as for his philanthropy and advocacy in technology and civil liberties.
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C.
Steve Case
Steve Case is an American entrepreneur and investor best known as the co-founder and former CEO of AOL, a pioneering internet services company.
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D.
Reed Hastings
Reed Hastings is an American entrepreneur and business executive best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of Netflix, a pioneering company in video streaming and entertainment.
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E.
Joe Mansueto
Joe Mansueto is an American billionaire entrepreneur and investor best known as the founder of Morningstar, Inc. and as the owner of the Chicago Fire FC soccer club.
- 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: Jeff Skoll Triple: [eBay, founder, Jeff Skoll]
Generated description
Jeff Skoll is a Canadian-born entrepreneur, film producer, and philanthropist best known as eBay’s first president and for founding Participant Media and the Skoll Foundation to promote social change.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jeff Skoll Target entity description: Jeff Skoll is a Canadian-born entrepreneur, film producer, and philanthropist best known as eBay’s first president and for founding Participant Media and the Skoll Foundation to promote social change.
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A.
Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and co-founder of LinkedIn, known for his influential role in the tech industry and philanthropy.
-
B.
Mitchell Kapor
Mitchell Kapor is an American entrepreneur and software pioneer best known for founding Lotus Development Corporation and co-creating the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet, as well as for his philanthropy and advocacy in technology and civil liberties.
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C.
Steve Case
Steve Case is an American entrepreneur and investor best known as the co-founder and former CEO of AOL, a pioneering internet services company.
-
D.
Reed Hastings
Reed Hastings is an American entrepreneur and business executive best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of Netflix, a pioneering company in video streaming and entertainment.
-
E.
Joe Mansueto
Joe Mansueto is an American billionaire entrepreneur and investor best known as the founder of Morningstar, Inc. and as the owner of the Chicago Fire FC soccer club.
- 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_69a2e7e880008190a6ad7e06e5d03007 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ebb248608190b060553219616043 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3eca750748190b5a2914f318bc1c2 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3ed7d472c8190afd508fcb71c93c7 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3edd107e08190ad7107ce9f6996ba |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:42 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.