Triple

T3705265
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject National Semiconductor E80875 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Bernard J. Rothlein
Bernard J. Rothlein is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the semiconductor company National Semiconductor.
 E469151 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: Bernard J. Rothlein | Statement: [National Semiconductor, foundedBy, Bernard J. Rothlein]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bernard J. Rothlein
Context triple: [National Semiconductor, foundedBy, Bernard J. Rothlein]
  • A. Harold L. Volkmer
    Harold L. Volkmer was a longtime Democratic U.S. Representative from Missouri known for his strong advocacy of gun owners’ rights and co-sponsorship of the Firearm Owners Protection Act.
  • B. Edward S. Feldman
    Edward S. Feldman is an American film producer known for overseeing a range of notable movies across several decades, including acclaimed dramas and thrillers.
  • C. Rudolph G. Kopp
    Rudolph G. Kopp was an American film composer and orchestrator active during Hollywood’s Golden Age, known for scoring numerous studio productions.
  • D. Richard F. Natonski
    Richard F. Natonski is a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general known for his leadership of Marine forces during major operations in the Iraq War, including the First Battle of Fallujah.
  • E. George A. Bermann
    George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
  • 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: Bernard J. Rothlein
Triple: [National Semiconductor, foundedBy, Bernard J. Rothlein]
Generated description
Bernard J. Rothlein is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the semiconductor company National Semiconductor.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bernard J. Rothlein
Target entity description: Bernard J. Rothlein is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the semiconductor company National Semiconductor.
  • A. Harold L. Volkmer
    Harold L. Volkmer was a longtime Democratic U.S. Representative from Missouri known for his strong advocacy of gun owners’ rights and co-sponsorship of the Firearm Owners Protection Act.
  • B. Edward S. Feldman
    Edward S. Feldman is an American film producer known for overseeing a range of notable movies across several decades, including acclaimed dramas and thrillers.
  • C. Rudolph G. Kopp
    Rudolph G. Kopp was an American film composer and orchestrator active during Hollywood’s Golden Age, known for scoring numerous studio productions.
  • D. Richard F. Natonski
    Richard F. Natonski is a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general known for his leadership of Marine forces during major operations in the Iraq War, including the First Battle of Fallujah.
  • E. George A. Bermann
    George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
  • 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_69ad8b1793888190a5f70e4b21dc05a1 completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adc54bbfcc8190bec9c16e3749c3b1 completed March 8, 2026, 6:51 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be4379623c8190856b03238e3ef0dd completed March 21, 2026, 7:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be456d92d48190934a695b1aefe0fd completed March 21, 2026, 7:14 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be461311ec8190b39c0275640240d9 completed March 21, 2026, 7:17 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:33 p.m.