Triple
T3868010
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Staples Inc. |
E91908
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas G. Stemberg
Thomas G. Stemberg was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of the office-supplies retail chain Staples.
|
E491847
|
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: Thomas G. Stemberg | Statement: [Staples Inc., foundedBy, Thomas G. Stemberg]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas G. Stemberg Context triple: [Staples Inc., foundedBy, Thomas G. Stemberg]
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A.
Robert T. Beyer
Robert T. Beyer was an American physicist and translator known for bringing important scientific works, including foundational texts on quantum mechanics, to an English-speaking audience.
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B.
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.
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C.
Robert R. Stempel
Robert R. Stempel was an American automotive executive best known for serving as chairman and CEO of General Motors in the early 1990s.
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D.
Thomas N. Margulis
Thomas N. Margulis is known primarily as the former husband of renowned evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis.
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E.
Thomas F. Hofmann
Thomas F. Hofmann is a German food chemist and academic leader who serves as president of the Technical University of Munich.
- 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: Thomas G. Stemberg Triple: [Staples Inc., foundedBy, Thomas G. Stemberg]
Generated description
Thomas G. Stemberg was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of the office-supplies retail chain Staples.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas G. Stemberg Target entity description: Thomas G. Stemberg was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of the office-supplies retail chain Staples.
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A.
Robert T. Beyer
Robert T. Beyer was an American physicist and translator known for bringing important scientific works, including foundational texts on quantum mechanics, to an English-speaking audience.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Robert R. Stempel
Robert R. Stempel was an American automotive executive best known for serving as chairman and CEO of General Motors in the early 1990s.
-
D.
Thomas N. Margulis
Thomas N. Margulis is known primarily as the former husband of renowned evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis.
-
E.
Thomas F. Hofmann
Thomas F. Hofmann is a German food chemist and academic leader who serves as president of the Technical University of Munich.
- 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_69aed9645f348190a9868e7cef56ab7e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeec3cc1a88190924125a86f72fd5b |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69beb0b17e288190b6014ad9c31a3b9f |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:52 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69beb16170408190a04dded7fcc512d8 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69beb1c3bc5c8190b8a58baf2cd1ad44 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:19 p.m.