Triple

T3829202
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject DHL E88768 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Robert Lynn
Robert Lynn was a co-founder of DHL, the global logistics and courier company that helped pioneer international express shipping.
 E420489 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: Robert Lynn | Statement: [DHL, foundedBy, Robert Lynn]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Lynn
Context triple: [DHL, foundedBy, Robert Lynn]
  • A. Lyndon Byers
    Lyndon Byers is a former Canadian professional ice hockey right winger best known for his tough, physical play with the Boston Bruins in the NHL.
  • B. Robert Lynn Williamson
    Robert Lynn Williamson was an American tobacco executive best known as a founder of the major cigarette manufacturer Brown & Williamson.
  • C. Robert Finley
    Robert Finley was an American Presbyterian minister and educator best known for initiating the movement that led to the creation of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans in Africa.
  • D. Richard Stolley
    Richard Stolley was an influential American magazine editor best known for shaping modern celebrity journalism as the founding managing editor of People magazine.
  • E. Lyndon Smith
    Lyndon Smith is an American actress best known for her television roles in series such as "Parenthood" and "Public Morals."
  • 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: Robert Lynn
Triple: [DHL, foundedBy, Robert Lynn]
Generated description
Robert Lynn was a co-founder of DHL, the global logistics and courier company that helped pioneer international express shipping.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Lynn
Target entity description: Robert Lynn was a co-founder of DHL, the global logistics and courier company that helped pioneer international express shipping.
  • A. Lyndon Byers
    Lyndon Byers is a former Canadian professional ice hockey right winger best known for his tough, physical play with the Boston Bruins in the NHL.
  • B. Robert Lynn Williamson
    Robert Lynn Williamson was an American tobacco executive best known as a founder of the major cigarette manufacturer Brown & Williamson.
  • C. Robert Finley
    Robert Finley was an American Presbyterian minister and educator best known for initiating the movement that led to the creation of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans in Africa.
  • D. Richard Stolley
    Richard Stolley was an influential American magazine editor best known for shaping modern celebrity journalism as the founding managing editor of People magazine.
  • E. Lyndon Smith
    Lyndon Smith is an American actress best known for her television roles in series such as "Parenthood" and "Public Morals."
  • 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_69aed9538cf881909d9ce8ca4ac7c18c completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aeeb683c2081908ffa6e759a3470fe completed March 9, 2026, 3:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b589bcbce88190b97b9dcec8a976f4 completed March 14, 2026, 4:15 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b58ad68af88190863ea23e170ce2ca completed March 14, 2026, 4:20 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b58ba2edbc81908bfbe5d91daf5ae5 completed March 14, 2026, 4:24 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:17 p.m.