Triple
T4424200
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Caterpillar Inc. |
E95171
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Benjamin Holt
Benjamin Holt was an American inventor and industrialist best known for developing the first successful track-type tractor, which laid the groundwork for the modern Caterpillar company.
|
E437166
|
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: Benjamin Holt | Statement: [Caterpillar Inc., foundedBy, Benjamin Holt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benjamin Holt Context triple: [Caterpillar Inc., foundedBy, Benjamin Holt]
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A.
Ransom E. Olds
Ransom E. Olds was an American automotive pioneer and industrialist who helped launch the mass-produced automobile era in the United States.
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B.
Cyrus McCormick
Cyrus McCormick was a 19th-century American inventor and industrialist best known for developing the mechanical reaper, which revolutionized agriculture.
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C.
Edward C. Judson
Edward C. Judson was an American businessman and film promoter best known as the first husband and early career manager of Hollywood star Rita Hayworth.
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D.
Frederick Rentschler
Frederick Rentschler was an American aviation engineer and industrialist best known for founding Pratt & Whitney and playing a key role in the development of modern aircraft engines.
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E.
Horace Elgin Dodge
Horace Elgin Dodge was an American automobile pioneer and co-founder of the Dodge Brothers Company, a major early 20th-century car and parts manufacturer.
- 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: Benjamin Holt Triple: [Caterpillar Inc., foundedBy, Benjamin Holt]
Generated description
Benjamin Holt was an American inventor and industrialist best known for developing the first successful track-type tractor, which laid the groundwork for the modern Caterpillar company.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benjamin Holt Target entity description: Benjamin Holt was an American inventor and industrialist best known for developing the first successful track-type tractor, which laid the groundwork for the modern Caterpillar company.
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A.
Ransom E. Olds
Ransom E. Olds was an American automotive pioneer and industrialist who helped launch the mass-produced automobile era in the United States.
-
B.
Cyrus McCormick
Cyrus McCormick was a 19th-century American inventor and industrialist best known for developing the mechanical reaper, which revolutionized agriculture.
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C.
Edward C. Judson
Edward C. Judson was an American businessman and film promoter best known as the first husband and early career manager of Hollywood star Rita Hayworth.
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D.
Frederick Rentschler
Frederick Rentschler was an American aviation engineer and industrialist best known for founding Pratt & Whitney and playing a key role in the development of modern aircraft engines.
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E.
Horace Elgin Dodge
Horace Elgin Dodge was an American automobile pioneer and co-founder of the Dodge Brothers Company, a major early 20th-century car and parts manufacturer.
- 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_69b3453a36908190b95a79a297ca083c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3554ca5208190ba2661616dcf071c |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5f62f7eb88190a02669845126e790 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5f6c8a58481908d7bd3d4cfaf265c |
completed | March 15, 2026, 12:01 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5f73f38d481908ad44dfd33de85ca |
completed | March 15, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:30 p.m.