Triple

T416729
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject ZeniMax Media E8008 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Robert A. Altman
Robert A. Altman was an American lawyer and businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of video game publisher ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks.
E55116 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 A. Altman | Statement: [ZeniMax Media, foundedBy, Robert A. Altman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert A. Altman
Context triple: [ZeniMax Media, foundedBy, Robert A. Altman]
  • A. Robert Altman
    Robert Altman was an influential American filmmaker known for his innovative ensemble casts, overlapping dialogue, and satirical, genre-defying films such as "M*A*S*H," "Nashville," and "Short Cuts."
  • B. Hal Ashby
    Hal Ashby was an influential American film director and editor of the New Hollywood era, known for acclaimed, offbeat classics such as "Harold and Maude," "Shampoo," and "Being There."
  • C. Arthur Penn
    Arthur Penn was an influential American film director whose innovative, character-driven works like "Bonnie and Clyde" helped define the New Hollywood era.
  • D. Peter Bogdanovich
    Peter Bogdanovich was an influential American filmmaker, critic, and historian associated with the New Hollywood movement, best known for directing films like "The Last Picture Show" and "Paper Moon."
  • E. John Cassavetes
    John Cassavetes was an influential American independent filmmaker and actor, renowned for his raw, improvisational style and pioneering role in modern character-driven cinema.
  • 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 A. Altman
Triple: [ZeniMax Media, foundedBy, Robert A. Altman]
Generated description
Robert A. Altman was an American lawyer and businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of video game publisher ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert A. Altman
Target entity description: Robert A. Altman was an American lawyer and businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of video game publisher ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks.
  • A. Robert Altman
    Robert Altman was an influential American filmmaker known for his innovative ensemble casts, overlapping dialogue, and satirical, genre-defying films such as "M*A*S*H," "Nashville," and "Short Cuts."
  • B. Hal Ashby
    Hal Ashby was an influential American film director and editor of the New Hollywood era, known for acclaimed, offbeat classics such as "Harold and Maude," "Shampoo," and "Being There."
  • C. Arthur Penn
    Arthur Penn was an influential American film director whose innovative, character-driven works like "Bonnie and Clyde" helped define the New Hollywood era.
  • D. Peter Bogdanovich
    Peter Bogdanovich was an influential American filmmaker, critic, and historian associated with the New Hollywood movement, best known for directing films like "The Last Picture Show" and "Paper Moon."
  • E. John Cassavetes
    John Cassavetes was an influential American independent filmmaker and actor, renowned for his raw, improvisational style and pioneering role in modern character-driven cinema.
  • 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_69a2e7f1d1bc81909cf2dc9754a3c334 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ee8ea7b88190b4970b9c2877fbd8 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a43667f180819099661c2cc5d8b188 completed March 1, 2026, 12:51 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a436e9fc9081909faf007c593e9537 completed March 1, 2026, 12:54 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a43755152881909a4dfa8b31a0aad6 completed March 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.