Triple
T3780513
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Greylock Partners |
E85404
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bill Elfers
Bill Elfers was an American venture capitalist best known for co-founding the influential Silicon Valley and Boston-based firm Greylock Partners.
|
E403776
|
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: Bill Elfers | Statement: [Greylock Partners, founder, Bill Elfers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Elfers Context triple: [Greylock Partners, founder, Bill Elfers]
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A.
Fred Schuler
Fred Schuler is a cinematographer best known for his work on films such as the 1980 comedy "Stir Crazy."
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B.
Joseph Effner
Joseph Effner was an influential early 18th-century German architect known for shaping Bavarian Baroque and Rococo architecture, particularly through his work on major residences and palaces for the Wittelsbach court.
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C.
Gary Waldhorn
Gary Waldhorn was a British actor best known for his comedic and character roles on television and stage, particularly in popular UK sitcoms.
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D.
Ron Hagen
Ron Hagen is a cinematographer best known for his work on the Australian film "Romper Stomper."
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E.
Joe Sahlen
Joe Sahlen is an American businessman best known as the owner of the Western New York Flash professional 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: Bill Elfers Triple: [Greylock Partners, founder, Bill Elfers]
Generated description
Bill Elfers was an American venture capitalist best known for co-founding the influential Silicon Valley and Boston-based firm Greylock Partners.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Elfers Target entity description: Bill Elfers was an American venture capitalist best known for co-founding the influential Silicon Valley and Boston-based firm Greylock Partners.
-
A.
Fred Schuler
Fred Schuler is a cinematographer best known for his work on films such as the 1980 comedy "Stir Crazy."
-
B.
Joseph Effner
Joseph Effner was an influential early 18th-century German architect known for shaping Bavarian Baroque and Rococo architecture, particularly through his work on major residences and palaces for the Wittelsbach court.
-
C.
Gary Waldhorn
Gary Waldhorn was a British actor best known for his comedic and character roles on television and stage, particularly in popular UK sitcoms.
-
D.
Ron Hagen
Ron Hagen is a cinematographer best known for his work on the Australian film "Romper Stomper."
-
E.
Joe Sahlen
Joe Sahlen is an American businessman best known as the owner of the Western New York Flash professional 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_69aed937fa8881908208ef3801060826 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aee3d84d7881909828903896b3cb7f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b53fde1998819088a4436f3ec7205a |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b540c5ab7881908b7ebb0af2f9da46 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:04 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5415e002881908343ae30b2f8a16c |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:12 p.m.