Triple
T363271
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Genentech |
E7901
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Herbert Boyer
Herbert Boyer is an American biochemist and genetic engineer renowned as a pioneer of recombinant DNA technology and a co-founder of the biotechnology company Genentech.
|
E46086
|
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: Herbert Boyer | Statement: [Genentech, foundedBy, Herbert Boyer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Boyer Context triple: [Genentech, foundedBy, Herbert Boyer]
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A.
J. Michael Bishop
J. Michael Bishop is an American immunologist and microbiologist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes, fundamentally advancing cancer biology.
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B.
Christopher Varmus
Christopher Varmus is one of the sons of Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former NIH director Harold Varmus.
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C.
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in DNA sequencing and gene regulation.
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D.
Phillip A. Sharp
Phillip A. Sharp is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of RNA splicing and his long-standing research and leadership at MIT.
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E.
George Church
George Church was a stage actor known for his role in the original Broadway production of the musical "Oklahoma!".
- 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: Herbert Boyer Triple: [Genentech, foundedBy, Herbert Boyer]
Generated description
Herbert Boyer is an American biochemist and genetic engineer renowned as a pioneer of recombinant DNA technology and a co-founder of the biotechnology company Genentech.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Boyer Target entity description: Herbert Boyer is an American biochemist and genetic engineer renowned as a pioneer of recombinant DNA technology and a co-founder of the biotechnology company Genentech.
-
A.
J. Michael Bishop
J. Michael Bishop is an American immunologist and microbiologist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes, fundamentally advancing cancer biology.
-
B.
Christopher Varmus
Christopher Varmus is one of the sons of Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former NIH director Harold Varmus.
-
C.
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in DNA sequencing and gene regulation.
-
D.
Phillip A. Sharp
Phillip A. Sharp is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of RNA splicing and his long-standing research and leadership at MIT.
-
E.
George Church
George Church was a stage actor known for his role in the original Broadway production of the musical "Oklahoma!".
- 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_69a2ebd1016481909b8ba3b047a47145 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3e86533a481909bab5f0b52114c6a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3e99fd210819099e83cd183a4daa7 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3ea45c86c8190a6c215430601ad15 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.