Triple
T4332200
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | BBN Technologies |
E96778
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Robert Newman |
E21359
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Newman | Statement: [BBN Technologies, foundedBy, Robert Newman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Newman Context triple: [BBN Technologies, foundedBy, Robert Newman]
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A.
Robert Newman
Robert Newman was a British impresario best known for initiating the orchestral concert series that evolved into the BBC Proms.
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B.
Robert Newman
chosen
Robert Newman was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the influential technology and research firm Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN).
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C.
Robert Newman
Robert Newman is an American actor best known for his long-running role as Josh Lewis on the soap opera "Guiding Light."
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D.
Jerome Newman
Jerome Newman was an American investor best known as the business partner of Benjamin Graham and co-founder of the influential Graham-Newman investment firm.
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E.
David A. Newman
David A. Newman is a screenwriter known for co-writing the hit romantic comedy film "Think Like a Man," adapted from Steve Harvey’s bestselling book.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69b34542fd908190b11b08faad8decfd |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3514dc588819086a4c6d585c1b5b1 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b67ba3fef08190a0f92460703b0a98 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 9:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:13 p.m.